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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 17, 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 holder, a stay, and a clip. The heater includes a base plate elongated in a long-side direction, and a resistance heating element provided on the base plate. The endless belt has an inner circumferential surface in contact with a first surface of the heater. The holder supports a second surface of the heater. The stay supports the holder. The stay is positioned opposite the heater with respect to the holder. The clip nips the holder and the stay to retain the holder on the stay. The clip has a first part overlapping with the heater when viewed in a thickness direction of the base plate to restrict the heater supported by the holder from getting detached from the holder.