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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2008
Applicant:
Takaho Watanabe, Mishima, JP;
Inventor:
Takaho Watanabe, Mishima, JP;
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a cooling mechanism for a fixing device according to an embodiment of the invention, a duct that flows outer air taken in by a fan is attached firmly to a slit formed between a bent coil part at an end part of a coil and a magnetic core in an induction heating device. The bent coil part is directly cooled without exerting influence of outer air on a heat roller, and temperature rise in the bent coil part is securely prevented.