Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drum unit and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US15968060Application Date: 2018-05-01
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Publication No.: US10310437B2Publication Date: 2019-06-04
- Inventor: Hiroaki Ohashi
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Studebaker & Brackett PC
- Priority: JP2017-099829 20170519
- Main IPC: H05B3/00
- IPC: H05B3/00 ; G03G15/00 ; G03G21/20

Abstract:
A drum unit includes a photosensitive drum and a heater. The photosensitive drum rotates around a rotation axis extending along a rotation axis direction. The heater is installed inside the photosensitive drum and heats the photosensitive drum. The heater includes a heater substrate and a plurality of resistance elements. The heater substrate extends along the rotation axis direction. The plurality of resistance elements are aligned in the rotation axis direction and are mounted on the heater substrate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180335745A1 DRUM UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2018-11-22
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