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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kota Arimoto, Kashiwa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image heating rotatable member for heating an image on a recording material, comprising a base layer; a heat generation layer, provided on the base layer, for generating heat by being supplied with electric power; an electrode layer, provided outside of the heat generation layer with respect to a widthwise direction and having an electric resistance which is smaller than that of the heat generation layer, for supplying the electric power to heat generation layer; an elastic layer provided on the electrode layer and having a length longer than that of the electrode layer measured in the widthwise direction; and a parting layer provided on the elastic layer and having a length which is substantially equal to the length of the electrode layer measured in the widthwise direction.