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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2019
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Shanying Pan, Chigasaki, JP;
Takayuki Masunaga, Yokohama, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
A fuser device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a first conductor, second conductors, a first wire, second wires, heating elements, and a roller. The first conductor extends in a first direction. The second conductors are apart from the first conductor in a second direction that is along a surface of the substrate and intersects the first direction, and are aligned with spacing in the first direction. At least one of the second conductors is provided with an opening. The first wire on the surface connected to the first conductor. The second wires on the surface are apart from the first wire and connected to the second conductors. The heating elements are apart from the second wires, apart from one another, and connected to the second conductors and the first conductor. The heating elements each generate heat by an applied current.