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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Norihiko Aze, Zama, JP;
Machida Hidenori, Ebina, JP;
Tsuneaki Kondoh, Ayase, JP;
Satoshi Tohkai, Atsugi, JP;
Inventors:
Norihiko Aze, Zama, JP;
Machida Hidenori, Ebina, JP;
Tsuneaki Kondoh, Ayase, JP;
Satoshi Tohkai, Atsugi, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image fixing apparatus stably maintains high efficiency in heat generation and reduces loss of electric power consumption for fixing an image, which includes a coil member to generate a magnetic flux, a heat member to generate heat with the magnetic flux, and a support member to support the coil member so that the coil member faces a front and a back side of the heat member, wherein the support member includes a heat dissipation part that releases heat generated in the coil member.