Image heating apparatus with heater in form of a plate cooperable with a rotatable member to form a heating nip
US6763205B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2064
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a rotatable member; back-up means for cooperating with the rotatable member to form a feeding nip for feeding a recording material; heating means for heating an outer peripheral surface of the rotatable member, the heating means including a heater in the form of a plate cooperable with the rotatable member to form a heating nip.
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