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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazutaka Takeuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Shoichi Shimura, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156218 ; 156184 ; 1563082 ;
Abstract
A tubular film having a high film thickness uniformity and suitable for a fixing film of an image forming apparatus is provided. To achieve such a film, a thermoplastic sheet film is so wound that the leading and trailing end portions of the film partially overlap each other to form overlapping portions, and the wound film is heated between a core member and a tubular molding member.