Image heating apparatus with elastic conductive member contacting internal surface of rotation member
US7209696B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2035
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a rotation made of a metal, a heater to which a current is applied, whereby heat dissipates from the heater and the heater contacts an internal surface of the rotation member, and a pressure roller for pressurizing the rotation member together with the heater to form a nip, wherein the rotation member is electrically grounded via a fuse. By the virtue of the invention, it is rendered possible to suppress charging of the metal rotation member and to suppress a current leak to a main frame of an image forming apparatus.
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