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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Yuichi Ikeno, Maibara, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A heating unit includes a heater including a substrate and a resistance heating element, an endless belt, a holder supporting the heater, and a heat conductive member. A contact region in which the heat conductive member and the heater are in contact with each other includes two end regions located on outer sides of a range in which the resistance heat element is disposed in the longitudinal direction and a central region located in the range in which the resistance heat element is disposed in the longitudinal direction. The two end regions respectively include a first end and a second end of the contact region in the longitudinal direction. Heat conductive grease is not provided in each of the two end regions, and is provided in the central region.