Image heating apparatus
US6377775B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/145
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to any image heating apparatus which has a heating member and a coil for generating magnetic flux, and an eddy current is generated in the heating member by the magnetic flux generated by the coil, the heating member is heated by the eddy current, an image on a recording material is heated by the heat from the heating member, the coil is constituted by a litz wire obtained by twisting a plurality of insulation coated conductive wires, current of 5 Amperes to 50 Amperes are applied to the coil, and an outer diameter of each insulation coated conductive wire is selected to 0.01 mm to 0.4 mm.
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