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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2007
Applicant:
Tetsuhiro Yoshimoto, Kashiwa, JP;
Inventor:
Tetsuhiro Yoshimoto, Kashiwa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); H05B 1/00 (2006.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01); H05B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a plurality of heater element groups each having a plurality of heater elements. The heater elements are arranged along a direction intersecting an advancing direction of a recording material, and generate heat upon energization to heat a toner image on the recording material. A detecting mechanism is provided for detecting an abnormal state of the heater groups.