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Image heating apparatus, heater for heating image and manufacturing method thereof

US6583389B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 8, 2001
Grant dateJun 24, 2003
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B3/0095
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image heating apparatus that has an elongated heater, a film having a surface which moves while in contact with a recording material bearing an image, wherein the image on the recording material is heated by heat emitted from the heater via the film. The heater has a substrate made of metal and the substrate has a convex portion in a longitudinal direction of the heater.

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