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Heater, heating device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus

US11054773B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 7, 2020
Grant dateJul 6, 2021
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/2035
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A heater includes a base layer, a heat generator mounted on the base layer, and a slide layer mounted on the base layer. A sliding face of a counterpart slides over the slide layer. The slide layer is made of a material containing fluorine and includes a slide face that contacts the sliding face of the counterpart. The slide face of the slide layer has a surface roughness that is greater than a surface roughness of the sliding face of the counterpart.

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