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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Harison Toshiba Lighting Corporation, Ehime, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/520 ; H05B 3/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/520 ; H05B 3/12 ;
Abstract
A heater having a substrate composed of a heat-resistant and electrically insulating material, a heater element formed on the surface of the substrate in a belt-shape in the longitudinal direction containing an alloy of Ag and Pd having a weight ratio Ag/Pd of 90/10 to 70/30, glass, and an inorganic oxide and/or an inorganic nitride of 0.1 to 20 wt % to the weight of the alloy of Ag and Pd, and a power supply terminal part formed in connection with the heater element. The heater is suited to use for a fixing device of an image forming apparatus.