Patent ID: 11934118
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 3:
4. The fuser according to claim 3, further comprising
a second enhancing rib connecting the first rib and the third rib, the second enhancing rib being located on a side opposite to the temperature-detecting element across the first enhancing rib in the rotating direction,
wherein the first enhancing rib is located upstream from the temperature sensor in the rotating direction,
wherein the second enhancing rib is located upstream from the first enhancing rib in the rotating direction,
wherein the first enhancing rib has a face facing the outer circumferential surface,
wherein the second enhancing rib has a face facing the outer circumferential surface, and
wherein a length of the face of the second enhancing rib in the rotating direction is greater than a length of the face of the first enhancing rib in the rotating direction.