Patent ID: 8200138
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A presser member, comprising: a first pad extending in a direction X; and a second pad extending in the direction X, juxtaposed to the first pad, and having hardness higher than the first pad, the first pad having a first nip forming surface which extends in the direction X, the second pad having a second nip forming surface which extends in the direction X and which is positioned in a direction Y intersecting the direction X with respect to the first nip forming surface, the first nip forming surface and the second nip forming surface being positioned on a same side of a direction Z intersecting the direction X and the direction Y, the first nip forming surface including a central portion which is positioned in a central section of the first pad in the direction X and end portions which are positioned in end sections of the first pad in the direction X, and an angle formed between each of the end portions of the first nip forming surface and the XZ plane being smaller than an angle formed between the central portion of the first nip forming surface and an XZ plane, wherein the XZ plane is formed on a side of the second nip forming surface side away from the first nip forming surface.