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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 1986
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1983
Toshiaki Kobayashi, Tenri, JP;
Noriaki Sakamoto, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An induction heating and fixing device suitable for a copying machine comprises a fixing roller, a first iron core, a second iron core, and two third iron cores. The first iron core inserted into the center of the fixing roller. The first, the second, and the third iron cores are magnetically and mechanically combined together to form a closed magnetic circuit. Magnetic blocks are provided for combining the first, the second, and the third iron cores. Each of these iron cores comprises a plurality of isolated thin silicon steel plates. At least one of the two of the third iron cores is disassembled to remove the fixing roller from the device for maintenance.