Japan, March 5 -- RICOH CO LTD has got intellectual property rights for 'NIP FORMING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS.' Other related details are as follows:
Application Number: JP,2022-033497
Category (FI): G03G15/20,555,G03G21/00,370,G03G21/00,384,G03G15/20,535
Stage: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an endless film from becoming a distorted shape.SOLUTION: A nip forming unit has: a flexible endless film (fixing film 20); a heat source (heater 22) that heats the endless film; a nip forming member (heater 22) that is provided contactable with an inner peripheral surface of the endless film; a pressure member (pressure roller 21) that is in pressure contact with the nip forming member to form a nip with the endless film therebetween, and...