Image heating apparatus using inductive heating
US5862445A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/145
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a movable member having an electroconductive portion; a back-up member for forming a nip with the movable member; wherein the back-up member has an electroconductive portion-adjacent a surface thereof; magnetic flux producing device for generating a magnetic flux; wherein eddy current is generated in the movable member and the back-up member by a magnetic flux generated by the magnetic flux generating device, and the movable member and the back-up member generate heat by the eddy current.
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