Fixing device for image forming apparatus
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorMasashi Saito
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AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorMasashi Saito
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A fixing device includes: a fixing side member; a fixing belt; a back side supporting member configured to form a fixing nip for conveying the recording medium in a tightly sandwiching manner; a heating roller configured to heat the fixing belt from inside; a first movement section configured to move the fixing side member between a first pressure contact position where the fixing side member is brought into pressure contact with the back side supporting member with the fixing belt therebetween, and a second pressure contact position where the fixing side member is brought into pressure contact with the heating roller; and a control section configured to control the first movement section to move the fixing side member to the first pressure contact position in a printing operation, and move the fixing side member to the second pressure contact position when the printing operation is not performed.
A fixing device comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program of a fixing device, the fixing device including:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.