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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Eiji Uekawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Satoru Izawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Eiji Uekawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Satoru Izawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G015/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image heating apparatus has an endless film which has a metal layer; a device for increasing the temperature of the film; a regulating member for preventing the lopsided movement of the film; and a lubricating part disposed in a contact part between the film and the regulating member. An image on a recording material is heated by heat from the film.