Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Fixing device, fixing method, and image forming apparatus
A fixing device includes a drive roller, a driven roller driven to rotate by the drive roller, and a braking force applicator. The driven roller presses against the drive roller to form an area of contact between the drive roller and the driven roller, through which a recording medium bearing a toner image passes. The braking force applicator applies a braking force to the driven roller to generate a shear force between the drive roller and the driven roller. The shear force acting between the drive roller and the driven roller when the drive roller and the driven roller rotate is in a range of from 15N to 25N.
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
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inventional inventional additional
Yoshiharu Minoru Masahiro Daisuke Tomohiko Tamotsu Yoshihiro
Takahashi Toyoda Samei Inoue Fujii Ikeda Fukuhata