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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasumasa Ohtsuka, Toride, JP;
Yohji Tomoyuki, Ichikawa, JP;
Hideyuki Yano, Numazu, JP;
Manabu Takano, Tokyo, JP;
Mahito Yoshioka, Toride, JP;
Osamu Mukataka, Toride, JP;
Kenichi Ogawa, Kashiwa, JP;
Yasunari Watanabe, Kunitachi, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399329 ; 399328 ; 219216 ; 219494 ;
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a heater provided with a heat generating element generating heat upon electric energization to a base; a supporting member for supporting the heater; a back-up member press-contacted to the heater; wherein an image on a recording material is heated by heat from the heater; wherein at least such a portion of the supporting member as supports the heater is of thermoplastic material.