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Heating roller for fixing

US6096995A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 27, 1998
Grant dateAug 1, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/2053
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a heating roller for fixing which is constituted such that a heating resistor 3 is provided onto an inner circumferential surface 1a of a cylinder 1 with an insulating layer 2 lying therebetween and a cleavage layer 6 is provided onto an outer circumferential surface, electrical insulating properties of the insulating layer 2 are maintained satisfactorily for a long time. A maximum height (Rmax) of surface roughness of the inner circumferential surface 1a of the cylinder 1 is in the range of 0.8 to 50 .mu.m. A resistance value in the heating roller for fixing is partially adjusted easily. In a heating roller for fixing having a heater resistor 103 on a surface of a cylinder 101 with an insulating layer 102 lying therebetween, the heating resistor 103 is divided into a plurality of zones in an axial direction of the cylinder 101, and slots for adjusting resistance are formed in each zone. In a heating roller for fixing, a generated heat is prevented from dispersing, uniform heating can be performed, heat loss is reduced, and thus power is tried to be saved. A heating resistor 203 is provided to an inner surface of a cylinder 201, and an electrode member 205 connected to the heati…

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