Patent ID: 9164445
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device comprising: an endless belt rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation; an opposed rotator contacting an outer circumferential surface of the endless belt; a nip formation pad, disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the endless belt, to press against the opposed rotator via the endless belt to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the opposed rotator, the fixing nip through which a recording medium is conveyed; a belt holder to contact and rotatably support a lateral end of the endless belt in an axial direction thereof; a ring interposed between the belt holder and a lateral edge face of the endless belt; and a restraint, disposed opposite the ring, to contact the ring to restrict movement of the ring in a radial direction of the endless belt within a trajectory of the lateral end of the rotating endless belt, wherein the restraint includes an arcuate restraint face that is bulged towards an inner face of the ring.