Staas & Halsey LLP
Fusing apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same
A fusing apparatus for an image forming apparatus includes a fusing belt which rotates, a bushing guiding the fusing belt, a ring member rotatably coupled to the bushing and in contact with the fusing belt so as to rotate together with the fusing belt, and a sliding guide member, provided between the ring member and the sidewall of the bushing and at least partially disposed above a central axis of the fusing belt. The sliding guide member slidably supports the ring member and protrudes from the sidewall of the bushing such that a continuous gap is provided from a bottom of the sliding guide member to a bottom of the sidewall of the bushing.
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
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Ji-su Young-hoon Gil-jae Sung-woo Sun-hyung Sea-chul Seung-jun
Park Han You Kang Lee Bae Lee