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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2008
Hiromitsu Uchida, Toride, JP;
Masahiko Yokota, Abiko, JP;
Kazuhisa Okuda, Tokyo, JP;
Michiaki Endo, Abiko, JP;
Takatoshi Chiba, Kashiwa, JP;
Shinsuke Ubayashi, Kashiwa, JP;
Hiromasa Katayama, Toride, JP;
Hiromitsu Uchida, Toride, JP;
Masahiko Yokota, Abiko, JP;
Kazuhisa Okuda, Tokyo, JP;
Michiaki Endo, Abiko, JP;
Takatoshi Chiba, Kashiwa, JP;
Shinsuke Ubayashi, Kashiwa, JP;
Hiromasa Katayama, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image heating apparatus including an endless belt for heating an image on a recording material; a supporting member for supporting the belt; a coil for induction heat generation in the belt; control means for controlling a position of the belt in a widthwise direction by inclining the supporting member so as to maintain the position of the belt in the widthwise direction within a predetermined target range; and suppressing means for suppressing a variation of a distance between the belt and the coil with a variation of inclination of the supporting member.