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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masafumi Monde, Yokohama, JP;
Masaru Tanaka, Numazu, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/205 (2013.01); G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); G03G 15/2039 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2035 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes: a rotatable cylindrical belt; a heater, provided inside the belt, for heating the belt; and an overheating preventing element, including a circuit which is opened when abnormal temperature rise occurs, for interrupting electric power supply to the heater. The overheating preventing element is provided at a position, inside the belt, where the overheating preventing element is free from direct heat radiation emitted from said heater.