Movable film fixing device with heater control responsive to selected sheet size
US5171969A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2042
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image fixing apparatus includes a heater; a film movable in contact with the heater at one side thereof and in contact with a recording material at the other side thereof, wherein a visualized image on the recording material is heated and fixed by heat from the heater through the film; the heater including a heat generating layer extending in a direction crossing a movement direction of the film, for producing the heat by the application of a voltage between its longitudinal opposite ends; an electric path branched out of an image fixing part of the heat generating layer; and a selector for selecting the electric path in accordance with a size of the recording material.
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