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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Shinji Hashiguchi, Mishima, JP;
Koji Nihonyanagi, Susono, JP;
Eiji Uekawa, Mishima, JP;
Hiroto Hasegawa, Mishima, JP;
Inventors:
Shinji Hashiguchi, Mishima, JP;
Koji Nihonyanagi, Susono, JP;
Eiji Uekawa, Mishima, JP;
Hiroto Hasegawa, Mishima, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); H05B 3/10 (2006.01); H05B 3/22 (2006.01); H05B 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an image thermal apparatus including a flexible metallic sleeve, the inner peripheral surface of which contacts a heater. In order to provide increased durability for the sliding face of the heater, an imide resin that contains silicon nitride elementary particles is used to coat the sliding face of the heater.