Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Heating apparatus having a cylindrical film and a pressing element to form a nip
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Application No.: US18175421Application Date: 2023-02-27
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Publication No.: US11782370B2Publication Date: 2023-10-10
- Inventor: Kazuhiko Kikuchi
- Applicant: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Kim & Stewart LLP
- Priority: JP 19021853 2019.02.08
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20

Abstract:
A heating apparatus includes a cylindrical film and a pressing element that rotates with the cylindrical film and forms a nip with the cylindrical film. A medium is conveyed through the nip from an upstream side to a downstream side. The heating apparatus further includes a heater arranged inside the cylindrical film and on which a heating element is disposed. An upstream end of the heater is located downstream of an upstream end of the nip, and a downstream end of the heater is located downstream of a downstream end of the nip.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230213879A1 HEATING APPARATUS HAVING A CYLINDRICAL FILM AND A PRESSING ELEMENT TO FORM A NIP Public/Granted day:2023-07-06
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