Connector for heater, fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus
US8983328B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1867
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image fixing apparatus includes a heater including a substrate, a first electrode provided on one side of the substrate and a second electrode provided on the other side of the substrate; and a connector, connected with the heater, for receiving electric power, the connector including an electrically insulative housing, and a contact terminal provided inside the housing and having first spring contact contacted to the first electrode and a second spring contact contacted to the second electrode, wherein the first spring contact and the second spring contact are disposed at positions different as seen in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate.
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