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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Honke, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image heating device includes a heater having a plurality of heating elements which includes a first heating element group and a second heating element group, a control portion which supplies power to the first heating element group through a first common circuit and supplies power to the second heating element group through a second common circuit. The first common circuit includes a first safety element which responds to the temperature of the heating elements included in the first heating element group, and the second common circuit includes a second safety element which responds to the temperature of the heating elements included in the second heating element group. The first safety element is arranged on one side with respect to a conveyance reference position of a recording material, and the second safety element is arranged on the other side with respect to the conveyance reference position.