Heating apparatus and image forming apparatus
US8195067B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2022
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A heating apparatus of the present invention includes a press member that undergoes driven rotation by contacting a heating member that rotates, the press member conveying a recording medium while nipping the recording medium between the press member and the heating member; a contact and separation mechanism that contacts the press member against the heating member and separates the press member away from the heating member; and a drive mechanism that rotationally drives the press member when the press member is separated from the heating member by the contact and separation mechanism.
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