Patent ID: 11892787
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A fixing device comprising:
a belt having a tubular shape and extending in a longitudinal direction, the belt having a first end in the longitudinal direction and a second end in the longitudinal direction, opposite to the first end;
a drive roller to rotate the belt, to convey a print medium between the drive roller and the belt; and
a support device extending inside of the belt from the first end to the second end in the longitudinal direction,
wherein the support device has a first end in the longitudinal direction, which is adjacent to the first end of the belt, and a second end in the longitudinal direction, which is adjacent to the second end of the belt,
wherein the first end of the support device extends outwardly from the belt toward a rearward direction that is opposite to a conveyance direction of the print medium, and
wherein the second end of the support device extends outwardly from the belt toward the rearward direction.