Image heating apparatus
US5552582A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/145
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes magnetic flux generating means, having an excitation coil and a core member therein, for generating magnetic flux; an electroconductive member, movable together with a recording material having and image, for generating heat by eddy current generated therein by the magnetic flux generated by the magnetic flux generating means, wherein the image is heated by the heat; wherein the core member is divided into first and second portions in a direction substantially perpendicular to a movement direction of the electroconductive member.
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