Patent ID: 8918040
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fuser unit comprising: a cylindrical member having flexibility; a heat generator arranged inside the cylindrical member; a plate-shaped nip member arranged to slidingly contact an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member and configured to receive radiation heat from the heat generator; a backup member configured to form a nip part between the cylindrical member and the backup member, by nipping the cylindrical member between the backup member and the nip member; a temperature detection unit arranged to face an opposite surface that is opposite to a surface of the nip member configured to slidingly contact the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member and configured to detect a temperature of the nip member; an urging member configured to urge the temperature detection unit toward the nip member; a frame member arranged inside the cylindrical member and configured to support the urging member; and a stay member arranged inside the cylindrical member and configured to support the nip member, and to which a load from the backup member is applied, wherein the frame member is fixed to the stay member.