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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2064 (2013.01); G03G 15/2028 (2013.01); G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); G03G 15/80 (2013.01); G03G 21/1647 (2013.01); G03G 21/1652 (2013.01); G03G 21/1685 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2016 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2035 (2013.01); G03G 2221/166 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1639 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixing apparatus will be described for fixing a toner image on a recording medium. The apparatus includes a heater that is in contact with an inner surface of a film, a restricting member that restricts movement of the film in a longitudinal direction of the film, a connector that is connected electrically to the heater for supplying electric power to the heater, and a lock member that maintains a position of the restricting member and a position of the connector relative to each other.