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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2021
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Yokoyama, Sunto Shizuoka, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A heating device for an image forming unit includes a heater unit, a cylindrical film, a support member, a first heat transfer unit, and a second heat transfer unit. The cylindrical film is at least partially disposed around the heater unit. The support member is configured to support the heater unit above the cylindrical film and such that the heater unit is located between the support member and the cylindrical film. The first heat transfer unit is disposed between the cylindrical film and the heater unit and in confronting relation with a first surface of the heater unit. The first heat transfer unit has a first contact area with the heater unit. The second heat transfer unit is disposed between the heater unit and the support member and in confronting relation with a second surface of the heater unit. The second surface is opposite the first surface.