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Image heating apparatus

US7430392B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · JP

Inventors

Yoshikuni Ito · Tokyo, JP
Toshinori Nakayama · Kashiwa, JP
Ryuta Al · Toride, JP

Key dates

Filing date	May 18, 2007
Grant date	Sep 30, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 18, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03G15/2025
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image heating apparatus includes a heating rotatable member for heating an image on a recording material in a nip; a nip forming member for cooperating with said heating rotatable member to form the nip; a rubbing rotatable member having a rubbing material for rubbing said heating rotatable member; the following is satisfied:7×10−3≦(P/πH tan θ) (|V−v|/V)≦68×10−3 whereP: load [N] by said rubbing member to said heating rotatable member,V: peripheral speed of said heating rotatable member [mm/sec],v: peripheral speed [mm/sec] the of said rubbing member,h: microhardness [GPa] of said heating rotatable member, andθ: a half-apex-angle [°] of said rubbing material.

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