Image heating apparatus
US9091981B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2022
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes an endless belt for heating an image on a sheet in a nip; a supporting roller for rotatably supporting the endless belt; a displacing mechanism for displacing the supporting roller so as to maintain the endless belt in a predetermined zone in a widthwise direction; an electrical discharging member for electrically discharging the endless belt; and a holding member for holding the electrical discharging member so as to displace together with the supporting roller.
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