Patent ID: 8725038
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device, comprising: a frame defining a space in which the fixing device is accommodated; a belt holder that is tubular and extends in an axial direction; a fuser belt that is rotatable and flexible, the fuser belt being looped into a generally cylindrical configuration around the belt holder to rotate in a circumferential direction of the belt holder; a heater disposed adjacent to the belt holder to heat the belt holder to in turn heat the fuser belt through conduction; a fuser pad accommodated in the belt holder inside a loop of the fuser belt, and extending in the axial direction of the belt holder; a pressure member disposed opposite the belt holder with the fuser belt interposed between the fuser pad and the pressure member, the pressure member pressing in a load direction against the fuser pad through the fuser belt to form a fixing nip through which a recording medium travels in a conveyance direction under heat and pressure; and a mounting attachment on the frame and including a flange and a tubular insert extending from the flange, wherein the mounting attachment is detachably attached to the frame with the flange and provided to a longitudinal end of the belt holder to allow retention and detachable attachment of the longitudinal end of the belt holder to the frame, and wherein the tubular insert is inserted into the longitudinal end of the belt holder.