Fixing device and image forming apparatus with improved stability for chip

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PATENT NO 11835917
APP PUB NO 20220299933A1
SERIAL NO

17837018

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The present disclosure provides a fixing device and an image forming apparatus. Fixing device includes a device main body, including a heater, where the device main body includes a driving end connected to a power outputting part of the image forming apparatus and a non-driving end opposite to the driving end; a locking element, disposed on the non-driving end of the device main body; and a chip, including a contact part. When the device main body is installed on the image forming apparatus, the locking element is connected to the image forming apparatus, and the contact part of the chip is electrically connected to the image forming apparatus; and a projection of the contact part of the chip in an axial direction of the heater intersects a projection of the locking element in the axial direction of the heater.

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ZHUHAI PANTUM ELECTRONICS CO LTD519055 BUILDINGS 02 06 AND 08 NO 888 SHENGPING AVENUE PINGSHA TOWN JINWAN DISTRICT ZHUHAI CITY GUANGDONG PROVINCE ZHUHAI CITY GUANGDONG PROVINCE 519055

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ding, Xining Zhuhai, CN 4 3
He, Xinchao Zhuhai, CN 4 20
Rong, Wenqian Zhuhai, CN 1 0
Wang, Datong Zhuhai, CN 1 0

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