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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1997
Yuusuke Morigami, Toyohashi, JP;
Yoshifumi Kosagi, Toyokawa, JP;
Toshio Sakata, Toyohashi, JP;
Eiji Okabayashi, Toyokawa, JP;
Taizou Oonishi, Toyokawa, JP;
Shigeo Honma, Toyohashi, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A heating device comprises an endless rotary member having a peripheral surface to be moved rotatively, a resistance heating member arranged at the peripheral surface of the rotary member and generating a heat when supplied with an electric current, a current receiver member arranged in a space inside the rotary member and electrically connected to the resistance heating member, and a current supply member being in contact with the current receiver member and to be electrically connected to a power source. A heating rotary member for the heating device comprising the endless rotary member, the resistance heating member, and the current receiver member.