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AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsKatsuhiro Echigo, Takashi Fujita, Shigeo Kurotaka, Hisashi Kikuchi, Yukimichi Someya, Toshihiko Baba, Hiroyuki Kunii, Atsushi Nakafuji, Kohji Ue
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A fixing device for fixing image information on a recording medium passing a nip of the present invention includes a rotatable member for transferring and conveying a non-fixed image, a first heating means for heating an image present on the rotatable member and a rotatable pressing member forming a nip in combination with the rotatable member. A heat pipe extends in parallel to the axis of the rotatable member. A radiating member is positioned at one end of the heat pipe while a heating member is positioned at the other end of the heat pipe.
A fixing device for fixing image information on a recording medium passing a nip, said fixing device comprising:
An image forming apparatus including a fixing device for fixing image information on a recording medium passing a nip, said fixing device comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.