Image heating apparatus including a covering member configured to cover an electrode portion
US9367006B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2035
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes: an endless belt; a rotatable member configured to cooperate with the endless belt to form the nip; a back-up member including a heater and an electrode portion connected with the heater; an electric energy supply member mounted to the back-up member; a regulating member mounted to the back-up member to regulate movement of the endless belt in a longitudinal direction of the belt; and a covering member for covering the electrode portion when the endless belt is inserted and removed in a longitudinal direction in the state that the electric energy supply member and the regulating member are dismounted from the back-up member.
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