Packing member
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorKeiko Yasuda
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Abstract
A packing member packs a fixing device which is detachable from and attachable to an image forming apparatus. The packing member allows a user to grip the fixing device by being interposed between the fixing unit mounted on the image forming apparatus and the user. The packing member includes a cover part covering the fixing device, and a left gripping part and a right gripping part which are provided as a pair in the left and right of the cover part and grip a gripped part formed in the fixing device. The left gripping part and the right gripping part have a heat insulator insulating heat between an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is attached to the gripped part under pressure by applying pressing force to the outer surface.
Claims19
A packing member and fixing device assembly, comprising:
- a replacement fixing device that is configured to be detachable from and attachable to an image forming apparatus, and
- a packing member configured to at least partially cover the replacement fixing device within a box,
- wherein
- the packing member is configured to be interposed between a used fixing device mounted on the image forming apparatus and a user to allow the user to grip the used fixing device for replacement of the used fixing device with the replacement fixing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.