Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image heating apparatus which attains secure fixing of an unfixed image and reduction of energy to be consumed while securing slidability of a film
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Application No.: US16717109Application Date: 2019-12-17
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Publication No.: US10908541B2Publication Date: 2021-02-02
- Inventor: Keisuke Mochizuki , Satoru Taniguchi
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon U.S.A., Inc. IP Division
- Priority: JP2018-245434 20181227
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20

Abstract:
An image heating apparatus fixes a toner image by heating a recording material bearing an image when a film rotates around a support member which supports a nip forming member forming a nip portion with a rotating member while sliding on the nip forming member. The image heating apparatus includes a temperature detection element which outputs information about a detected temperature to a control unit which controls a temperature of the heating member supplying heat to the rotating member or the film, a first supply member which supplies a lubricant to the film in contact with the film, and a second supply member which is different from the first supply member and supplies the lubricant to the film in contact with the film, wherein the temperature detection element is arranged between the first supply member and the second supply member in a longitudinal direction of the support member.
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