Image fixing apparatus having a film with improved slideability
US5300999A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2064
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image fixing apparatus includes a heater for producing heat upon electric power supply a film movable in sliding contact with the heater, wherein an unfixed toner image on a recording material is fixed by heat from the heater through the film; a temperature detecting element for detecting a temperature of the heater; wherein movement of the film is started when the temperature detected by the detecting element reaches a predetermined level.
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