Image heating apparatus, heater for heating image and manufacturing method thereof
US6583389B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 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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