发明名称 Image heating apparatus
摘要 An image heating apparatus, including: a heat rotary member configured to heat an image on a recording material; a rubbing rotary member configured to rub the heat rotary member; a separation plate configured to separate the recording material from the heat rotary member; and a first and a second contact member which are in contact with the heat rotary member to position the separation plate with a predetermined gap from the heat rotary member, wherein, in a width direction of the heat rotary member, the first and second contact members are out of contact with the heat rotary member within a range in which the rubbing rotary member rubs the heat rotary member, and are in contact with the heat rotary member outside the range, and wherein the first and second contact members are in contact with on one end and the other end of the heat rotary member, respectively.
申请公布号 US8831492(B2) 申请公布日期 2014.09.09
申请号 US201213647839 申请日期 2012.10.09
申请人 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha 发明人 Nagata Teppei
分类号 G03G15/20 主分类号 G03G15/20
代理机构 Fitpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto 代理人 Fitpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
主权项 1. An image heating apparatus, comprising: a first heating rotary member and a second heating rotary member configured to form a nip portion for heating a toner image on a recording material; a rubbing rotary member configured to rub the first heating rotary member; a separation plate configured to separate the recording material from the first heating rotary member; and a first gap keeping member and a second gap keeping member configured to keep a gap between the separation plate and the first heating rotary member, wherein the first gap keeping member is disposed at a first position so as (i) to contact one end portion of the first heating rotary member in a width direction of the first heating rotary member and (ii) not to contact with a rubbing area of which the first heating rotary member is rubbed by the rubbing rotary member in the width direction; and wherein the second gap keeping member is disposed at a second position so as (i) to contact the other end portion of the first heating rotary member in the width direction and (ii) not to contact with the rubbing area of the first heating rotary member in the width direction.
地址 Tokyo JP