Patent ID: 11947294
Assignee: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A fixing device comprising:
a first roller on which an elastic layer is formed; and
a second roller, a groove extending in an axial direction being formed in an outer circumferential surface of the second roller, and the second roller not including an elastic layer,
wherein the first roller and the second roller are arranged and configured so as to cooperatively apply pressure to a recording medium at a clamping portion between the first roller and the second roller and move the recording medium in a predetermined direction, and the groove is located on a portion of the second roller, the second roller applying the pressure to the recording medium and moving the recording medium as the second roller rotates,
wherein the first roller and the second roller are arranged and configured such that a portion of the recording medium enters the groove when the first roller and the second roller rotate, and
wherein the first roller and the second roller are arranged and configured to repeatedly cycle between separation and contact while the second roller is rotating.