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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shoichiro Ikegami, Yokohama, JP;
Masahito Omata, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing apparatus which fixes a toner image on a recording material, includes a tubular film; a heater disposed in contact with the film, the heater including a substrate and a heat generating resistor formed on the substrate; a contact member disposed in contact with a surface of the heater opposite to a surface of the heater in contact with the film, a coefficient of linear expansion of the contact member being larger than that of the substrate; and a support member configured to support the heater, the support member sandwiching the contact member with the heater, wherein a lubricant is applied in at least a longitudinal end portion of a contact region between the heater and the contact member.