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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2024
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Yuichi Ikeno, Maibara, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A heating unit includes a heater, an endless belt circularly movable around the heater, a temperature sensing element configured to detect a temperature of the heater, a cable connected to the temperature sensing element, a holder holding the heater and the temperature sensing element, and a cable guide holding the cable. The heater includes a base plate, and a resistance heating element formed on the base plate. The endless belt has an inner peripheral surface in contact with a first surface of the heater. The temperature sensing element is arranged to face a second surface of the heater opposite the first surface in the thickness direction. The holder includes a support wall supporting the second surface of the heater. The cable guide includes a partitioning wall positioned between at least a part of the cable and the support wall.