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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2005
Applicants:
Koki Watanabe, Moriya, JP;
Shinichiro Wakahara, Tokyo, JP;
Jiro Shirakata, Kashiwa, JP;
Koji Takematsu, Toride, JP;
Shinichiro Hosoi, Kashiwa, JP;
Inventors:
Koki Watanabe, Moriya, JP;
Shinichiro Wakahara, Tokyo, JP;
Jiro Shirakata, Kashiwa, JP;
Koji Takematsu, Toride, JP;
Shinichiro Hosoi, Kashiwa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has a fixing apparatusthat performs electromagnetic induction-heating due to an operation of magnetic fluxes emitted from a magnetic flux generating unit, and a high-frequency power supply circuit which supplies a high-frequency current to the magnetic flux generating unit. The high-frequency power supply circuit is disposed in a casing frame of a main body of the apparatus.