Patent ID: 11947288
Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 3:
4. The fixing device according to claim 3, wherein
the separation claw includes:
a claw body which comes into contact with the surface of the fixing member during the fixing operation;
a shaft which supports the claw body in a turnable manner in a posture coming into contact with the surface of the fixing member and a posture separating away from the surface of the fixing member; and
a biasing member which biases the claw body in a direction coming into contact with the surface of the fixing member, and
the moving mechanism includes:
a release member which is supported movably upward and downward and pushes down the claw body to turn the claw body in a direction separating away from the surface of the fixing member; and
a release gear having a high placement surface and a low placement surface on which one end portion of the release member is placed and rotating around a rotational axis extending in an upper-and-lower direction, and
when the fixing device is assembled, one end portion of the release member is placed on the low placement surface of the release gear, and the release member pushes down the claw body to separate the claw body away from the surface of the fixing member, and
when the fixing operation is started, one end portion of the release member is relatively moved from the low placement surface of the release gear to the high placement surface by the rotation of the release gear, the release member is moved upward and separated from the claw body, and the claw body is biased by the biasing member to come into contact with the surface of the fixing member.