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Image heating apparatus of induction heating type

US6456818B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 2001
Grant dateSep 24, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/2035
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image heating apparatus for heating an image formed on a recording material, including a heating member, and an excitation coil for generating a magnetic field to induce an eddy current in the heating member, wherein of total electric power applied to the coil, the relation between active electric power W and reactive electric power W′ is 0.1≦W/(W+W′)≦0.8.

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