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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
May. 21, 2012
Susumu Sudo, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuo Sano, Tokyo, JP;
Eiichi Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Izumi Mukoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Susumu Sudo, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuo Sano, Tokyo, JP;
Eiichi Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Izumi Mukoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed are a heating fixing belt and a fixing device by which good long-term durability is achieved, and a process for forming the heating fixing belt. The heating fixing belt comprises a resistance heating layer formed of a resin in which at least a conductive substance is dispersed, a parting layer laminated on the resistance heating layer and a pair of electrodes for supplying electric power to the resistance heating layer, which are respectively stacked and provided on both end portions of the resistance heating layer in such a manner that at least parts thereof come into contact with the resistance heating layer, wherein the electrodes are each composed of a metal mesh sheet. In the heating fixing belt, the metal mesh sheet forming the electrode preferably has an aperture ratio of 10 to 60.