JP2014077943A - Pressure device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixing device and an image forming apparatus manufactured at low costs by reducing the number of components and assembly man-hours.SOLUTION: During execution of separation operation from the time when a pressure starts decreasing between a pressure roll 110 and an endless belt 120 that are in pressure contact with each other to the time when both are separated from each other, a brake 170 provided between a cam shaft 141 and an idler gear 150 generates the maximum one of friction forces, and therefore, regular torque applied in a direction of rotation of a cam 140 can be reduced during the execution of the separation operation. Accordingly, in a fixing device 100, a cam shaft gear 142 can be prevented from rotating faster than the idler gear 150, and a noise, that is generated due to a sudden change in gears of the cam shaft gear 142 and idler gear 150 contacting each other, can be reduced.

Description

  The present invention relates to a pressure device, a fixing device, and an image forming apparatus.

  As an electrophotographic image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium using toner, a toner image formed on an image carrier is transferred onto the recording medium, and then the recording medium is sandwiched using a fixing device. An image forming apparatus that heats and pressurizes an image and fixes the image on a recording medium is known.

  The fixing device includes a pressure body that sandwiches a recording medium as a pressure device and a body to be pressed. Heating of the fixing surface of the recording medium to which the toner image is transferred is performed by providing a heating source inside either the pressure member or the pressure target. In the fixing device, the recording medium is sandwiched between a pressure body and a pressure target body, the fixing surface of the recording medium is heated, and the contact portion is pressed with the pressure body, whereby a molten unfixed toner image is recorded on the recording medium. And fixing to the recording medium.

  2. Description of the Related Art A fixing device and an image forming apparatus that include means for pressing or separating a pressure roll as a pressure member with respect to a fixing belt as a member to be pressed using a cam are known (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

JP 2009-198818 A

  The present invention provides a pressure device that suppresses the rotational speed of the rotating member when the contact point between the rotating member and the driving force transmitting member changes without applying a frictional force as large as that in the first operation during the second operation, It is an object of the present invention to provide a fixing device and an image forming apparatus.

  In order to solve the above problem, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a first rotating body, a second rotating body that rotates while pressing a recording medium between the first rotating body, and the first rotating body. A displacement member that displaces the first rotation body so that a distance between the rotation center axis of the first rotation body and the second rotation center axis changes; a rotation member that rotates the displacement member; and the rotation member; The driving force transmitting member that transmits the driving force by meshing with the driving force transmitting member, and the frictional force that is larger than the frictional force that is generated during the second operation for reducing the distance while performing the first operation for extending the distance, A pressurizing device comprising: a friction member that is generated in a direction opposite to a direction in which a driving force is generated.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the pressurizing device according to the first aspect, the friction member is provided on an elastic member provided on one of the rotating member and the power transmission member and on the other. The pressurizing device according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic member receiving portion that comes into contact with the elastic member and generates a frictional force.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the pressurizing device according to the second aspect, while at least one of the shape of the elastic member or the elastic member receiving portion performs the first operation, The pressure device is characterized in that the distance to the contact portion is the longest.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the fixing device according to the third aspect, at least one of the shape of the elastic member or the elastic member receiving portion performs the contact from the rotating shaft while performing the second operation. The pressurizing device is characterized in that the distance to the part is the shortest.

  The invention according to claim 5 is a fixing device comprising the pressure device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image forming apparatus comprising: the fixing device according to the fifth aspect; and a driving source that generates the driving force.

  In the pressurizing device according to claim 1, as compared with the pressurizing device not provided with the friction member, the rotating member and the driving force transmitting member do not give a larger frictional force during the second operation than during the first operation. Thus, a pressurizing device can be obtained in which the rotation speed of the rotating member when the contact point changes is reduced.

  In the pressurizing apparatus according to the second aspect, the above-described effects can be achieved with a simple structure as compared with the pressurizing apparatus not provided with this configuration.

  In the pressurizing apparatus according to the third and fourth aspects, a member and a method that can be easily processed for changing the shape can be selected as compared with a pressurizing apparatus that does not include this configuration.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a schematic partial perspective view of a pressure device used in an image forming apparatus as well as a first embodiment of the invention according to the present application. It is a schematic side view of a pressurization apparatus. It is the schematic which shows the positional relationship of the roll of a lever, a cam, a brake contact part, and a brake shoe. (A) is a cam profile curve using a sine curve, (b) is a profile diagram of a brake shoe, and (c) is a cam shaft torque diagram. It is a schematic block diagram of the pressurization apparatus which is not provided with the brake shoe as the comparative example 1. FIG. It is the figure which showed a mode that the camshaft gear and the idler gear mesh. It is a schematic block diagram of the pressurization apparatus provided with the circular brake shoe as the comparative example 2. It is a schematic side view of the pressurization apparatus in 2nd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment.
In FIG. 1, an image forming apparatus 10 includes a paper feeding unit 40 that takes out recording media P one by one from a paper storage unit 20 or a manual feed device 30 that stores recording media P for printing in a stacked state, and an image. Each of the image forming apparatuses 10 includes an image forming unit 50 that forms an unfixed toner image based on the data, and transfers the toner image to the recording medium P, an arithmetic device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and a memory. By applying pressure and heating to the control unit 60 for controlling the operation of the configuration, the motor 80 as a drive source for driving the drive portion of the image forming apparatus 10, and the recording medium P carrying the unfixed toner image. And a fixing device 100 for fixing the toner image.

The recording medium P taken out by the paper feed unit 40 is transported to the image forming unit 50 and the fixing device 100, and a plurality of transport roll pairs 70 for discharging from the image forming device 10 are provided.
Here, an alternate long and short dash line with an arrow in the figure indicates a conveyance path of the recording medium P.

  The image forming unit 50 is a part that forms and transfers a toner image using an electrophotographic system. The image forming unit 50 includes a photosensitive drum 51 that rotates in the direction of the arrow. Around the photosensitive drum 51, a charger 52 for charging the image holding surface of the photosensitive drum 51, and an electrostatic latent image having a potential difference by irradiating the charged surface of the photosensitive drum 51 with light based on image data. An exposure device 53 for forming the toner, a developing device 54 for developing the electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive drum 51 with toner to generate a toner image, a transfer unit 55 for transferring the toner image to the recording medium P, A cleaner 56 for removing the toner remaining on the surface of the photosensitive drum 51 after the transfer is completed and cleaning it is disposed.

  The photosensitive drum 51 is formed by forming an image holding surface of a photoconductive layer (photosensitive layer) made of an organic photosensitive material on a cylindrical base. As the charger 52, for example, a contact charging type in which a predetermined charging voltage is applied to a charging roll that rotates in contact with the surface of the photosensitive drum 51 can be used. The exposure device 53 is a device constituted by an LED (light emitting diode) recording head, a semiconductor laser scanning device, or the like. The exposure device 53 inputs image data after performing predetermined image processing on image data input from an image reading device or a communication device such as a computer connected to the image forming device 10, Form an image.

The fixing device 100 includes a pressure roll 110 as a first rotating body and an endless belt 120 as a second rotating body. The endless belt 120 is an endless belt, and is formed in a cylindrical shape having a width corresponding to the width of the recording medium P to be fixed by being inserted between the endless belt 120. Moreover, it heats so that surface temperature may be maintained by predetermined temperature with a heating source.
The pressure roll 110 rotates in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 1, so that the recording medium P is sandwiched between the pressure roll 110 and the endless belt 120 disposed so as to face the pressure roll 110. The recording medium P is moved and transported.
The guide plate 90 guides the recording medium P to be fixed to the inlet of the pressure fixing unit NP.
Here, the heating may be performed by providing a heating source to the pressure roll 110 of the present embodiment.

The configuration of the fixing device 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. The fixing device 100 includes a pressure device 200.
FIG. 2 shows a schematic partial perspective view of the pressure device 200, and FIG. 3 shows a schematic side view.
2 and 3, the pressure device 200 is engaged with the pressure roll 110 and moves the pressure roll 110 so that the distance between the rotation center axis of the pressure roll 110 and the rotation center axis of the endless belt 120 is increased. A lever 130 and a cam 140 as displacement members for displacing the pressure roll 110 to change, a camshaft 141 to which the cam 140 is attached, a camshaft gear 142 as a rotation member for rotating the camshaft 141, and a camshaft An idler gear 150 as a power transmission member for driving the gear 142, an idler gear 150, a brake shoe 160 as an elastic member provided on the camshaft 141, and a brake shoe receiving portion as an elastic member receiving portion provided on the idler gear 150 151. The brake shoe 160 and the brake shoe receiving portion 151 come into contact with each other to generate a frictional force.
Here, the brake shoe 160 and the brake shoe receiving portion 151 constitute a brake 170 as a friction member.

In FIG. 3, the pressure roll 110 is rotatably held by a holding member 135.
The lever 130 includes a lever part 131, a fulcrum 132 provided at one end of the lever part 131, a spring part 133 provided at the other end, and a roll 134 provided between the fulcrum 132 and the spring part 133. .
The spring part 133 engages the lever part 131 and the holding member 135 via a spring. Therefore, the lever 130 and the pressure roll 110 are engaged via the holding member 135 and the spring portion 133.

The lever 130 moves around the fulcrum 132 to separate the pressure roll 110 and the endless belt 120 as the first operation or press contact as the second operation. More specifically, in the lever 130, the cam 140 comes into contact with the rotatable roll 134 provided between the fulcrum 132 and the spring portion 133, and the pressure roll 110 and the endless belt 120 are separated or pressed.
When the pressure roll 110 and the endless belt 120 are pressed against each other, the pressure roll 110 is pressed against the endless belt 120 by the spring force of the spring portion 133.

The cam 140 has a shape that contacts the roll 134 of the lever 130 and moves the lever 130 so that the pressure roll 110 and the endless belt 120 are pressed against or separated from each other.
The cam 140 is attached to the camshaft 141, and rotates together with the camshaft 141 by the rotation of the camshaft gear 142 attached to the camshaft 141.

The camshaft gear 142 is engaged with the idler gear 150. For example, the idler gear 150 is rotated by the torque transmitted from the motor 80 shown in FIG. 1 via a plurality of gears (not shown), and the camshaft gear 142 that meshes with the idler gear 150 is rotated.
In FIG. 3, the rotation directions of the camshaft gear 142 and the idler gear 150 are indicated by arrows.

A brake shoe 160 is provided on the camshaft 141 together with the cam 140.
The brake shoe 160 has an eccentric shape, and an eccentric direction is determined according to the shape of the cam 140 and is fixed to the camshaft 141. On the other hand, the idler gear 150 includes a brake shoe receiver 151.

The brake shoe 160 and the brake shoe receiving portion 151 come into contact with each other and work as the brake 170. The brake shoe 160 is made of an elastic body such as rubber. When the brake shoe 160 comes into contact with the brake shoe receiving portion 151, the brake shoe 160 is contacted and deformed to generate a frictional force.
For example, the state shown in FIG. 3 shows a state in which the pressure roll 110 and the endless belt 120 are moved away from the most pressed contact state. In this state, in the region indicated by A in the drawing, the brake shoe 160 that is in contact with the brake shoe receiving portion 151 is greatly deformed and crushed, for example, generating the maximum frictional force.

  FIG. 4 shows the positional relationship among the roll 134, the cam 140, the brake shoe receiving portion 151, and the brake shoe 160 of the lever 130 shown in FIG. The figure shows the positional relationship of the state shown in FIG. 3 as an example.

The cam 140 and the brake shoe 160 rotate around the rotation axis R1. The roll 134 rotates about the rotation axis R2.
Hereinafter, the rotation and positional relationship of the cam 140, the camshaft 141, and the brake shoe 160 will be described with reference to a position A0 indicated by a two-dot chain line connecting the rotation axis R1 and the rotation axis R2.

Cam 140, the distance from the axis of rotation R1 has the outer peripheral portion 143 of the shortest distance _{r 0.} The rotation and positional relationship of the cam 140 will be described with reference to a position A1 indicated by a two-dot chain line connecting the center of the outer peripheral portion 143 in the outer peripheral direction and the rotation axis R1. A rotation angle θ = θ0 = 0 is set when A1 matches A0. The figure shows a state where the position of the alternate long and short dash line A1 is rotated to θ3.

FIG. 5A shows a cam profile curve using a sine curve of the cam 140 when the position A1 of the cam 140 rotates clockwise from A0 in the direction of the arrow in the figure. The horizontal axis represents the rotation angle θ, and the vertical axis represents the radius r of the cam 140 centered on R1.
3, 4, and 5 (a), when the cam 140 rotates to θ <b> 1, the pressure roll 110 and the endless belt 120 come into contact with each other and press contact starts, and the pressure roll 110 gradually moves between θ <b> 1 and θ <b> 2. Pushed by the endless belt 120 (pressure contact operation as the second operation). Between θ2 and θ3, the radius r is _rmax , and the pressure roll 110 and the endless belt 120 are in the most pressure contact state. Then, the pressure starts to decrease at θ3, the pressure of the pressure contact decreases between θ3 and θ4, and the pressure is separated at θ4 (a separation operation as the first operation).

FIG. 5B shows a profile diagram of the brake shoe 160 in the present embodiment. The horizontal axis represents the rotation angle theta, the vertical axis represents the radius r _b around the R1.
In FIG. 5B, the brake shoe 160 has a shape that generates a frictional force by contacting with a brake shoe receiving portion 151 provided on the idler gear 150. This will be described in detail below.

Between the rotation angles θ1 and θ2 of the cam 140, the cam 140 has the shortest distance _rb0 from the rotation axis R1, and does not come into contact with the brake shoe receiving portion 151 and no frictional force is generated. At an angle between the rotation angles θ2 and θ3, the brake shoe 160 comes into contact with the brake shoe receiving portion 151 and begins to generate a frictional force. Next, the distance r _bmax having the longest distance from the rotation axis R1 is between θ3 at which the pressure of the pressure roll 110 and the endless belt 120 starts to weaken and θ4 at which the pressure roll 110 and the endless belt 120 are separated from each other. It has a shape that produces the maximum frictional force.
The maximum frictional force is made smaller than the torque applied to the idler gear 150 by the motor 80, and is adjusted to a magnitude that does not stop the drive of the idler gear 150.

Here, during the rotation angle θ1 to θ2 of the cam 140, the minimum frictional force may be generated by the frictional force generated by the brake 170.
Further, it is preferable that the angle between θ2 to θ3 and θ4 to θ1 has a linear relationship with the rotation angle θ so that stress is not concentrated on the brake shoe 160.
Further, _rb0 is preferably a distance longer than the thickness of the brake shoe 160 having such a strength that the brake shoe 160 does not break when a force is applied to the brake shoe 160.

FIG. 5C is a torque diagram applied to the camshaft 141. The horizontal axis represents the rotation angle θ, the vertical axis represents the torque t, the positive direction represents the reverse torque applied in the reverse rotation direction of the camshaft 141, and the negative direction represents the forward torque applied in the rotation direction. The torque diagram in this embodiment is indicated by a solid line. The reverse torque is applied by a reaction force generated when the pressure roll 110 presses the endless belt 120.
In FIG. 5C, the frictional force between the brake shoe 160 and the brake shoe receiving portion 151 applied to the camshaft 141 gradually decreases from the rotation angle 0 to θ1 of the cam 140, and therefore the reverse torque in the counter-rotating direction. Gradually rises.

Between the rotation angles θ1 and θ2 of the cam 140, no frictional force is generated by the brake shoe 160, so the reverse torque does not increase rapidly.
During the rotation angle θ2 to θ3 of the cam 140, the reverse torque applied to the camshaft 141 by the pressure of the pressure roller 110 and the endless belt 120 is caused by the frictional force between the brake shoe 160 and the brake shoe receiving portion 151. The counter torque gradually decreases because it is offset by the increase.

During the rotation angle θ3 to θ4 of the cam 140, the maximum frictional force is generated between the brake shoe 160 and the brake shoe receiving portion 151, and the forward torque applied suddenly in the rotation direction of the camshaft 141 is reduced.
During the rotation angle θ4 to 0 of the cam 140, the frictional force between the brake shoe 160 and the brake shoe receiving portion 151 applied to the camshaft 141 is gradually reduced, so that the reverse torque in the counter-rotation direction is gradually increased.

(Comparative Example 1)
In FIG. 6, a pressurizing device 300 that does not include the brake shoe 160 and the brake shoe receiving portion 151 is shown as Comparative Example 1 in this embodiment. Except not having the brake shoe 160 brake shoe receiving part 151, the same code | symbol was attached | subjected with the same structure as this embodiment.
Also, a torque diagram applied to the camshaft 141 in the conventional example is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 5 (c), from the rotation angle 0 to θ1 of the cam 140, a reverse torque in the counter-rotation direction accompanying the rotation is slightly applied to the cam shaft 141.
During the rotation angle θ <b> 1 to θ <b> 2 of the cam 140, the reverse torque in the counter-rotating direction is abruptly applied to the cam shaft 141 when the pressure roll 110 starts to be pushed by the endless belt 120.
During the rotation angle θ2 to θ3 of the cam 140, a constant pressure contact state continues, and a reverse torque in the counter-rotating direction is applied to the camshaft 141 almost uniformly.
During the rotation angle θ3 to θ4 of the cam 140, the forward roll in the rotational direction is suddenly applied to the camshaft 141 as the pressure roll 110 and the endless belt 120 begin to separate.
During the rotation angle θ4 to 0 of the cam 140, the camshaft 141 is slightly subjected to reverse torque in the counter-rotation direction accompanying rotation.

  FIG. 7A shows how the camshaft gear 142 and the idler gear 150 mesh with each other between the rotation angles θ1 to θ3 of the cam 140 shown in FIG. FIG. 7B shows a state where the camshaft gear 142 and the idler gear 150 are engaged with each other between the rotation angles θ3 and θ4 of the cam 140 shown in FIG.

In FIG. 7A, between the rotation angles θ1 to θ3 of the cam 140, for example, the tooth 1500 of the idler gear 150 and the tooth 1420 of the camshaft gear 142 are in contact with each other and rotated at the contact position C1.
In FIG. 7B, during the rotation angle θ3 to θ4 of the cam 140, forward torque is applied in the rotation direction of the camshaft 141, so the teeth 1420 of the camshaft gear 142 are more abrupt than the teeth 1500 of the idler gear 150. In the rotational direction, the tooth 1401 is contacted at a contact position C2 different from the tooth 1500 that was in contact between the rotation angles θ1 to θ3 of the cam 140. At this time, a contact sound is generated and becomes an abnormal sound.

(Comparative Example 2)
In FIG. 8, in this embodiment, a fixing device 400 in which a circular brake shoe 161 is provided on the idler gear 150 instead of the brake shoe 160 and is in contact with a part of the camshaft gear 142 is shown as a comparative example 2. Here, the circular brake shoe 161 may be provided on the camshaft gear 142 and may be in contact with a part of the idler gear 150.
Other constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

A torque diagram applied to the camshaft 141 in Comparative Example 2 is shown by a broken line in FIG.
In FIG. 5C, from the rotation angle 0 to θ1 of the cam 140, the camshaft 141 receives a reverse torque due to the frictional force of the circular brake shoe 161 in addition to the reverse torque in the counter-rotation direction accompanying the rotation. Add in anti-rotation direction.
Similarly, during the rotation angle θ1 to θ2 of the cam 140, when the pressure roll 110 starts to be pushed by the endless belt 120, reverse torque in the counter-rotating direction is abruptly applied to the camshaft 141, and the circular brake shoe A reverse torque due to the frictional force of 161 is applied in the counter-rotation direction, and a large reverse torque in the counter-rotation direction is applied.

During the rotation angle θ2 to θ3 of the cam 140, a constant pressure contact state continues, and a reverse torque in the counter-rotating direction is applied to the camshaft 141 almost uniformly. In addition, reverse torque due to frictional force by the circular brake shoe 161 is applied in the counter-rotating direction.
During the rotation angle θ3 to θ4 of the cam 140, the forward roll torque is suddenly applied to the camshaft 141 as the pressure roll 110 and the endless belt 120 begin to separate, but due to the circular brake shoe 161, Since reverse torque due to frictional force is applied in the counter-rotating direction, an increase in forward torque in the rotating direction can be suppressed as compared with the conventional example.
During the rotation angle θ4 to 0 of the cam 140, as in the rotation angle 0 to θ1 of the cam 140, the camshaft 141 has a circular brake shoe in addition to the reverse torque in the counter-rotation direction accompanying the rotation. A reverse torque due to the frictional force of 161 is applied in the counter-rotating direction.

  Compared with the counter torque a in the counter rotation direction applied to the camshaft 141 in the present embodiment and the conventional example, in the comparative example, a large counter torque b in the counter rotation direction is applied between the rotation angles θ1 to θ2 of the cam 140. . In order to rotate the camshaft 141 against the reverse torque b, a motor 80 having a large output is required.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 9 shows a schematic side view of the pressurizing apparatus 500 in the present embodiment.
In the present embodiment, a circular brake shoe 161 is provided on the idler gear 150 in the same manner as in the comparative example 2, and the brake shoe receiving portion 144 provided on the camshaft 141 with which the brake shoe 161 contacts is eccentric. Other constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.
FIG. 9 shows a state where the rotation angle of the cam 140 shown in FIG. 5A is between θ1 and θ2. During this time, the brake shoe 161 and the brake shoe receiving portion 144 are not in contact with each other, and no frictional force is generated.
As in the second embodiment, even if the brake shoe receiving portion 144 provided on the camshaft 141 is eccentric and is brought into contact with the brake shoe 161 to configure the brake 171, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained. .
Since the brake shoe receiving portion 151 is obtained by cutting the camshaft 141, the pressurizing device 500 with reduced cost can be obtained.

(Modification 1)
In Comparative Example 2, a circular brake shoe 161 is provided to be in contact with a part of the camshaft gear 142. However, the material of the circular brake shoe 161 is changed according to the rotation angle of the cam 140. The frictional force may be controlled by changing the friction coefficient μ where the brake shoe 161 and a part of the camshaft gear 142 are in contact with each other.
For example, the material is selected so that the friction coefficient μ1 between the brake shoe 161 and a part of the camshaft gear 142 between the rotation angles θ1 and θ2 of the cam 140 is minimized, and between the rotation angles θ2 and θ3. In terms of angle, the material is selected so that the friction coefficient gradually becomes larger than μ1, and the material is selected so that the maximum friction coefficient μ2 is obtained between θ3 and θ4 where the pressure roll 110 and the endless belt 120 are separated from each other.
The material of the camshaft gear 142 that contacts the brake shoe 161 may be changed.

(Modification 2)
In the second comparative example, a circular brake shoe 161 is provided to be in contact with a part of the camshaft gear 142. However, the rotational axis width of the circular brake shoe 161 is set to the rotation angle of the cam 140. Accordingly, the frictional force may be controlled by changing the friction coefficient μ at the place where the brake shoe 161 and a part of the camshaft gear 142 are in contact with each other.
For example, the width of the brake shoe 161 between the rotation angle θ1 and θ2 of the cam 140 is narrowed to minimize the friction coefficient μ1 with a part of the camshaft gear 142, and at an angle between the rotation angle θ2 and θ3. The width of the brake shoe 161 is gradually widened to make the friction coefficient larger than μ1, and the width of the brake shoe 161 is maximized and the maximum friction coefficient μ2 between θ3 and θ4 when the pressure roll 110 and the endless belt 120 are separated from each other. You may make it become.
Note that the axial width of a part of the camshaft gear 142 in contact with the brake shoe 161 may be changed.

The embodiment described above can also be applied to an image forming apparatus that includes a plurality of photosensitive drums, a developing device, and the like and can form a color image. Even when a color image is formed, a toner image is superimposed on one photosensitive drum, or a toner image sequentially formed on one photosensitive drum is superimposed on an intermediate transfer member. The present invention can be applied to various types of image forming apparatuses.
Thus, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented as other forms within the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Image forming apparatus P Recording medium 20 Paper storage part 30 Manual supply apparatus 40 Paper feed part 50 Image forming part 51 Photosensitive drum 52 Charging device 53 Exposure device 54 Developer 55 Transfer part 56 Cleaner 60 Control part 70 Conveying roll pair 80 Motor 90 guide plate 100 fixing device 110 pressure roll 120 endless belt NP pressure contact fixing portion 130 lever 131 lever portion 132 fulcrum 133 spring portion 134 roll 135 holding member 140 cam 141 cam shaft 142 cam shaft gear 143 outer peripheral portion 150 idler gear 151 brake shoe holder Parts 160, 161 Brake shoe 170 Brake 200, 300, 400, 500 Pressurizer 1420, 1500, 1501 Teeth R1, R2 Rotating shafts C1, C2 Contact position

Claims (6)

A first rotating body;
A second rotating body that rotates while pressurizing the recording medium with the first rotating body;
A displacement member that displaces the first rotating body such that the distance between the rotation center axis of the first rotating body and the second rotation center axis changes;
A rotating member that rotates the displacement member;
A driving force transmitting member that transmits a driving force by meshing with the rotating member;
A friction member that generates a friction force larger than a friction force generated during the second operation for reducing the distance in a direction opposite to the direction in which the driving force is generated during the first operation for extending the distance. A pressurizing apparatus comprising: The friction member includes an elastic member provided on one of the rotating member and the power transmission member, and an elastic member receiving portion that is provided on the other and generates a frictional force in contact with the elastic member. The pressurizing apparatus according to claim 1. The distance from the rotating shaft to the contact portion with the other is the longest while the shape of at least one of the elastic member or the elastic member receiving portion performs the first operation. The pressurizing apparatus as described. The distance from the said rotating shaft to the said contact part becomes the shortest while the shape of at least one of the said elastic member or the said elastic member receiving part performs the said 2nd operation | movement. Pressure device. A fixing device comprising the pressure device according to claim 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: the fixing device according to claim 5; and a driving source that generates the driving force.

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