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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2007
Dong Woo Lee, Seoul, KR;
Tae Gyu Kim, Hwaseog-si, KR;
Su Ho Shin, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hwan Guem Kim, Seoul, KR;
Dong Woo Lee, Seoul, KR;
Tae Gyu Kim, Hwaseog-si, KR;
Su Ho Shin, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hwan Guem Kim, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image heating apparatus including: a pressure member; a fixing roller to rotate on the pressure member; a heater to heat an external surface of the fixing roller; and a film to be heated by the heater. While passing through a gap between the pressure member and the fixing roller, the film may form a nip with the pressure member. The image heating apparatus may reduce an initial warm-up time through a film heating operation, and may utilize the fixing roller as a heat reservoir by heating the fixing roller.