Patent ID: 11940748
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. The heating device according to claim 7, wherein
the heater includes a plurality of heat generators, the plurality of heat generators including a central heating portion and an end heating portion that are each configured to independently generate heat;
the central heating portion is closer to the center position in the longitudinal direction than the end heating portion; and
at least one of the first to third pad positioning portions or the holder positioning portion is at a position inside a conveyance span, in the longitudinal direction, of a first recording medium, the first recording medium having a largest width of recording media capable of being used in the heating device, and
the position of the at least one of the first to third pad positioning portions or the holder positioning portion is outside a conveyance span, in the longitudinal direction, of a second recording medium, the second recording medium being one recording media size smaller width than the first recording medium.