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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Hee-moon Jeong, Yongin-si, KR;
Jin-seung Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Eun-bong Han, Suwon-si, KR;
Keon Kuk, Yongin-si, KR;
Young-min Cheong, Seoul, KR;
Mu-kun an, Seoul, KR;
Hee-moon Jeong, Yongin-si, KR;
Jin-seung Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Eun-bong Han, Suwon-si, KR;
Keon Kuk, Yongin-si, KR;
Young-min Cheong, Seoul, KR;
Mu-kun An, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An image fusing apparatus includes a heating belt including a resistance heating layer, an insulating layer formed on an inner surface of the resistance heating layer, and a release layer formed on an outer surface of the resistance heating layer; a heating supporting roller disposed (positioned) inside the heating belt and rotating with the heating belt; a pressing roller disposed (positioned) parallel to the heating supporting roller and in contact with the outer surface of the heating belt to form a nip; and an electricity supplying member to supply electricity to the resistance heating layer of the heating belt. A thickness of paper non-contact areas of opposite side end portions of the resistance heating layer of the heating belt is the same as or thicker than the thickness of a paper contact area of a middle portion of the resistance heating layer thereof.