Japan, March 5 -- RICOH CO LTD has got intellectual property rights for 'FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS.' Other related details are as follows:

Application Number: JP,2022-015727

Category (FI): G03G15/20,515

Stage: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent regulation members from coming off from a fixing belt.SOLUTION: A fixing device comprises: a rotatable endless fixing belt 24; a pressure roller 23 that faces the fixing belt 24; a pressure pad 22 that is provided inside the fixing belt 24 and forms a fixing nip with the pressure roller 23; skew prevention guides 32 that are provided at the ends in a width direction inside of the fixing belt 24 to regulate a movement in the width direction of the fixing belt 24; and lubricant that is...