18594744. FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM (FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.)
FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM
Organization Name
FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Inventor(s)
Yoshiki Shimodaira of Kanagawa JP
Masato Yamashita of Kanagawa JP
Takayuki Yamashita of Kanagawa JP
FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18594744 titled 'FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM
Original Abstract Submitted
A fixing device includes a heating member configured to heat a toner image on a front surface of a recording medium; a pressing member having an outer circumferential surface formed with a concave portion into which a gripping portion configured to grip a front end side of the recording medium enters, the pressing member being configured to rotate and press the recording medium together with the heating member; a moving portion configured to cause the heating member and the pressing member to relatively move between a position where the heating member comes into contact with the outer circumferential surface of the pressing member directly or via the recording medium and a position where the heating member moves away from the outer circumferential surface of the pressing member when the concave portion passes; and a switching portion configured to switch, between high and low, a load to be applied to a contact portion between the heating member and the outer circumferential surface of the pressing member in accordance with a type of the recording medium or a selection by a user.