Image heating apparatus for heating toner image on sheet
US9261832B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2021
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an image heating apparatus including heat generating members arranged along a longitudinal direction of a belt, when an image heating operation is performed on a recording material having a width which is smaller than a maximum width of the recording material usable in the image heating apparatus, the heat generating member positioned within an area corresponding to a non passing portion of the recording material is actuated together with the heat generating member positioned within an area corresponding to a non passing portion of the recording material.
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