Fixing apparatus for fixing toner image on a recording medium of tubular shape
US9523951B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2035
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing apparatus having a tubular shape, a heater, a heat conduction member that contacts a surface of the heater, a support member configured to support the heater via the heat conduction member, a roller that forms a nip portion with the heater via the film, and a connector arranged in any one of end portions of the heater, wherein the heat conduction member includes a restriction portion configured to restrict a movement of the heat conduction member, and wherein the restriction portion is arranged only in a region that is closer to the connector than a position, of the nip portion, to which the maximum pressure is applied.
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