Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image heating device and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US17557384Application Date: 2021-12-21
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Publication No.: US11609519B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Shizuma Nishimura
- 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: JPJP2020-217256 20201225
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20

Abstract:
An image heating device heats up an image formed on a recording material, the device having: a heating member provided with a heater having a plurality of heating elements juxtaposed in a direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the recording material; a roller, such that the circumference of the roller increases from a central portion towards ends portions, in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction; and a control portion that controls individually the power supplied to the plurality of heating elements. The control portion sets a control target temperature, being set in order to supply power to a heating element corresponding to a non-sheet passing area, from among the plurality of heating elements, to be higher than a lowest control target temperature from among control target temperatures that are set in order to supply power to a heating element corresponding to a sheet passing area.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220206416A1 IMAGE HEATING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2022-06-30
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