Image heating apparatus
US6246843A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/145
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to an image heating apparatus which has magnetic flux generating device, a heat generating body for electromagnetically inductively generating heat due to an operation of a magnetic flux generated by the magnetic flux generating device, a conductor provided so as to surround a part of the magnetic flux generated by the magnetic flux generating device, switching device which is connected to the conductor and which can form an electrically closed circuit by using the conductor, and control device for controlling an ON/OFF ratio of the switching device in accordance with a kind of a recording material.
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