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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1996
Kazuo Kishino, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroaki Kumagai, Yonago, JP;
Masaaki Takahashi, Asaka, JP;
Hideo Kawamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideyuki Hatakeyama, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A heat fixing belt having an electrically conductive layer in which an eddy current is produced by an alternating magnetic field applied from outside the belt thereby generating heat. The belt further includes toner release layer disposed on the surface of the fixing belt, the fixing belt being characterized in that the electrically conductive layer is an aluminum layer with a thickness less than 35 .mu.m, and having a rubber elastic layer between the aluminum layer and the toner release layer. The rubber elastic layer is disposed between the aluminum layer and the toner release layer making it possible to greatly reduce the time required to heat the fixing belt up to a predetermined temperature necessary for the fixing operation after the electric power is turned on. Thus, the invention can provide a heat fixing apparatus capable of quickly starting the fixing operation.