Heater for fusing apparatus and fusing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same

摘要

A heater for a fusing apparatus that is used in an image forming apparatus includes a carbon fiber filament; a holding pipe which receives the carbon fiber filament; and terminals which are disposed opposite ends of the holding pipe and connects the carbon fiber strands with an electric power source. The carbon fiber filament may be formed of any of one to seven carbon fiber strands and each of the carbon fiber strands may have linear density of any of 1-70 tex.