Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image heating device and image forming apparatus that regulate a lubricant
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Application No.: US16100500Application Date: 2018-08-10
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Publication No.: US10429777B2Publication Date: 2019-10-01
- Inventor: Kensuke Umeda , Masashi Tanaka
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JP2016-017446 20160201
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20

Abstract:
A fixing apparatus includes a tubular film, an elongate heater, a roller, and a lubricant interposed between the heater and the film. A temperature detecting member detects a temperature of the heater, a controller controls electrical power supplied to the heater so that a temperature detected by the temperature detecting member reaches a target temperature, and a guide member guides the film. The guide member has a plurality of protrusions protruding toward the inner surface of the film. In a longitudinal direction of the guide member, a first region of the guide member corresponds to the temperature detecting member, and a second region of the guide member does not correspond to the temperature detecting member. In addition, a width of one protrusion located at the first region is greater than a width of some of the plurality protrusions located at the second region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180348677A1 IMAGE HEATING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING REGULATION OF LUBRICANT Public/Granted day:2018-12-06
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