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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
May. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroaki Ohashi, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/751 (2013.01); G03G 21/203 (2013.01); H05B 3/0014 (2013.01);
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.