Patent · US Expired

Sheet heating device

US4942423A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Filing dateOct 24, 1989
Grant dateJul 17, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 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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