Image heating apparatus using flexible sleeve and sleeve...

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2006-02-14

2006-02-14

Van, Quang T. (Department: 3742)

Electric heating

Inductive heating

With heat exchange

C399S329000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06998589

ABSTRACT:
An image heating apparatus according to the present invention includes a fixing sleeve, a guide member that is arranged in an inner circumferential section of fixing sleeve and rotatably holds the fixing sleeve, a pressure roller that press-contacts with the guide member through the fixing sleeve and forms a fixing nip, and heating unit that heating the fixing sleeve and heats paper conveyed in the fixing nip with the rotation of the fixing sleeve. Grease that increases slide property is applied to an interface between the fixing sleeve and guide member, and the surface roughness of at least an area of an inside surface of the fixing sleeve contacting with the above-described guide member is made to be 0.05 or more in an Rz value.

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