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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zhou Yaomin, Saitama, JP;
Kazuo Kishino, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideyuki Yano, Shizuoka, JP;
Masahiro Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Koji Sasaki, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/520 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/520 ;
Abstract
In a fixing belt having at least a release layer and a metal layer formed of electroformed nickel, the electroformed nickel has, in its crystal texture, crystallites having an average size of 0.05 &mgr;m or more and 0.2 &mgr;m or less. This fixing belt has high durability, and an image heat fixing assembly using this fixing belt has high durability and high reliability and realizes low-energy heating by utilizing a heating element with a small heat capacity.