Image heating apparatus
US6862424B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2035
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a heater: a rotatable member movable while being in contact with contact, the rotatable member including a metal layer and an elastic layer: a pressing member cooperative with the heater to form a nip for nipping and feeding a recording material; wherein the metal layer has a thickness which is not less than 10 μm and not more than 60 μm, and wherein a pressure per unit length with respect to a longitudinal direction of the nip is not less than 0.39N/mm and not more than 0.98N/mm.
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