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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
May. 25, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Yasutani, Yokohama, JP;
Nobuhiro Kitabatake, Tokyo, JP;
Yoichi Takada, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An intermediate transfer body is efficiently heated, and thus, transfer properties of an image and durability of the intermediate transfer body are ensured. A heating unit heats the intermediate transfer body by using a plurality of heating sources which are positioned by being shifted, with respect to a rotation direction of the intermediate transfer body. The plurality of heating sources includes a first heating source and a second heating source. A degree of heating the intermediate transfer body by the second heating source is greater than a degree of heating the intermediate transfer body by the first heating source. The second heating source is positioned on an upstream side, with respect to the rotation direction of the intermediate transfer body, from the first heating source.