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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:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroyasu Iwase, Toyohashi, JP;
Toshio Sakata, Toyohashi, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399 69 ;
Abstract
A temperature detecting device in which a sensor is lightly pressed against a rotating member for temperature detection and kept precisely in a desired position. A swing frame having a free end at its one end facing the rotating member is rotatably mounted on a shaft parallel to a shaft of the rotating member. The sensor is supported by the free end of the swing frame and brought into contact with the rotating member by the resiliency of plate springs provided in the swing frame.