Fixing device having exciting coil provided outside of a first rotatable member and configured to generate a magnetic flux for electromagnetic induction heating of the member
US9501008B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2053
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device includes: first and second rotatable members configured to heat-fix, at a nip therebetween, a toner image formed on a sheet by using a toner containing a parting agent; a heating portion, provided opposed to an outer surface of the first rotatable member, configured to heat the first rotatable member through electromagnetic induction heating; a holding portion configured to hold the heating portion; and an extended portion configured to extend from the holding portion so as to close a gap between itself and the first rotatable member.
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