Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
Fixing device including a friction reducer and an image forming apparatus including the fixing device
A fixing device includes a nip formation pad disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of an endless belt and pressing the endless belt against a pressing rotary body to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the pressing rotary body. A recording medium is conveyed through the fixing nip. The endless belt slides over a friction reducer sandwiched between the endless belt and the nip formation pad. The friction reducer includes a body and at least one tab projecting from the body in a direction opposite a recording medium conveyance direction. A friction reducer fastener is attached to the tab of the friction reducer and placed inside the nip formation pad to mount the friction reducer on the nip formation pad.
RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
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Minoru Tomohiko Tomoya Hitoshi Yasuharu Shigeo
Toyoda Fujii Adachi Fujiwara Kawarasaki Nanno