Image heating apparatus
US5860052A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2038
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a heater provided with a heat generating element generating heat upon electric energization to a base; a supporting member for supporting the heater; a back-up member press-contacted to the heater; wherein an image on a recording material is heated by heat from the heater; wherein at least such a portion of the supporting member as supports the heater is of thermoplastic material.
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