| 发明名称 | Image heating apparatus | ||
| 摘要 | An image heating apparatus includes a rotatable fixing member; an air-blowing unit for blowing air onto an end portion of the rotatable fixing member with respect to a generating line direction of the rotatable fixing member, wherein the air-blowing unit includes a fan, a duct for guiding the air generated by drive of the fan, and a shutter, provided at an outlet of the duct, for switching an outlet width of the duct with respect to the generating line direction; and a partition, provided in the duct, for partitioning an air passing region inside the duct into a plurality of regions with respect to the generating line direction, wherein the partition extends to a neighborhood of the shutter with respect to an air-blowing direction. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9025989(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2015.05.05 |
| 申请号 | US201414227296 | 申请日期 | 2014.03.27 |
| 申请人 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | 发明人 | Murasaki Satoshi |
| 分类号 | G03G21/20;G03G15/20 | 主分类号 | G03G21/20 |
| 代理机构 | Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto | 代理人 | Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto |
| 主权项 | 1. An image fixing apparatus comprising: a rotatable fixing member configured to form a nip for conveying a recording material bearing an unfixed image; an air-blowing unit configured to blow air onto an end portion of said rotatable fixing member with respect to a generatrix direction of said rotatable fixing member, wherein said air blowing unit includes a fan, a duct configured to guide the air generated by driving of the fan; and a partition, provided in a wall forming the duct, configured to partition an air passing region inside the duct into a plurality of regions with respect to a rotational direction of said rotatable fixing member. | ||
| 地址 | Tokyo JP | ||