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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kenjiro Sugaya, Moriya, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes: a rotatable heating member; an coil provided outside the heating member and configured to generate heat by electromagnetic induction in the heating member; a coil holder configured to hold the coil; a plurality of magnetic cores arranged opposed to the heating member along a longitudinal direction of the heating member with the coil interposed therebetween; a core holder configured to hold at least one of the magnetic cores which is movable; and a moving mechanism configured to move the core holder between a first position and a second position which is farther away from the heating member than the first position. The core holder is provided with a stopper portion configured to stop movement of the core holder from the second position to the first position by abutment to the coil holder.