FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME

A fixing device (5) includes a fixing member (21) in a cylindrical shape, an opposite member (22) disposed opposite an outer surface of the fixing member (21), a nip formation member (24) disposed inside a loop of the fixing member (21), a support member (25) disposed inside the loop of the fixing m...

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1. Verfasser: YOSHINAGA, Hiroshi
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A fixing device (5) includes a fixing member (21) in a cylindrical shape, an opposite member (22) disposed opposite an outer surface of the fixing member (21), a nip formation member (24) disposed inside a loop of the fixing member (21), a support member (25) disposed inside the loop of the fixing member (21) and configured to support the nip formation member (24), and a heater (23) disposed inside the loop of the fixing member (21). The nip formation member (24) sandwiches the fixing member (21) between the nip formation member (24) and the opposite member (22) and forms a nip between the nip formation member (24) and the opposite member (22). The heater (23) includes a tube (40) having a sealing portion (40a) at least partially exposed out of the support member (25) and a heat generator (41) accommodated in the tube (40).