Sheet heating device
US4942423A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2227/325
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sheet heating device for heating a developer sheet to fix an output image formed thereon. The sheet heating device includes a guide plate and a cover member to define an internal space therebetween. Within the space, a heater and a fan is provided. The fan generate circulating hot air stream which is directed in a traveling direction of the developer sheet. The hot air has a transversal width substantially the same as a transverse length of the developer sheet.
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