Image heating apparatus
US7650105B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 23, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2014
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image heating apparatus for heating a toner image formed on a recording material is constituted by a roller contactable with a toner image carrying surface of the recording material; a heating member for heating the roller, the heating member contacting a surface of the roller, wherein the toner image formed on the recording material is heated in contact with the roller; and a driving mechanism for moving the heating member to a first position contacting the roller and a second position, contacting the roller different from the first position with respect to a tangential direction of the roller.
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