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US 2017/0285538 A1Published application
Fixing device and image forming apparatus including the same
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorTakatoshi NISHIMURA
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Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing member, a pressuring member, a deforming part, an approach guide and a guide adjusting part. The fixing member is rotatable and heated by a heat source. The pressuring member is rotatable and forms a fixing nip between the fixing member and the pressuring member. The deforming part deforms the fixing nip. The approach guide guides a sheet to the fixing nip. The guide adjusting part moves the approach guide to a position corresponding to the fixing nip after deformation, as the deforming part deforms the fixing nip.
Claims8
A fixing device comprising:
- a fixing member which is rotatable and heated by a heat source;
- a pressuring member which is rotatable and forms a fixing nip between the fixing member and the pressuring member;
- a deforming part which deforms the fixing nip;
- an approach guide which guides a sheet to the fixing nip;
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- a guide adjusting part which moves the approach guide to a position corresponding to the fixing nip after deformation, as the deforming part deforms the fixing nip.
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