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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
May. 18, 2007
Shinichiro Wakahara, Tokyo, JP;
Koki Watanabe, Moriya, JP;
Jiro Shirakata, Kashiwa, JP;
Koji Takematsu, Toride, JP;
Shinichiro Wakahara, Tokyo, JP;
Koki Watanabe, Moriya, JP;
Jiro Shirakata, Kashiwa, JP;
Koji Takematsu, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a coil for generating magnetic flux, a rotatable heat generation member for generating heat by the magnetic flux generated by the coil to heat a recording material, and a magnetic flux adjusting member for adjusting a distribution of the magnetic flux from the coil toward the heat generating member. The apparatus further includes a motor, a first drive transmission member, and a second drive transmission member for moving the magnetic flux adjusting member.