Image heating apparatus with nip portion pressure increasing downstream
US7206541B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2024 |
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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, includes a heating member; a flexible member movable in contact with the heating member; an elastic roller for forming a nip with the heating member with the flexible member interposed therebetween; wherein a pressure in the nip increases to a maximum peak toward downstream substantially without decreasing with respect to a moving direction of the recording material, wherein the heating member is disposed upstream of the maximum peak portion with respect to the moving direction of the recording material.
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