Image heating apparatus having a rubbing rotatable member
US9639036B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2032
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a first rotatable member and a second rotatable member configured to form a nip therebetween for heating a toner image on a recording material, a rubbing rotatable member configured to rub a surface of the first rotatable member, and a cleaning brush configured to clean a surface of the rubbing rotatable member. An average interval Sm of pits and projections of the surface of the rubbing rotatable member is 10-20 μm, and the cleaning brush includes fibers each having a diameter of not less than 5 μm and not more than the average interval Sm.
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