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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Kondo, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuki Miyamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219216 ; 219541 ; 399329 ;
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a heater having an electrode; a film in sliding contact with the heater, wherein a toner image on a recording material is heated by heat from the heater through the film; a connector connected to the heater to supply electric energy to the heater; the connector comprising an electrically conductive contact member in contact with the electrode, the contact member encloses at least the heater.