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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new heater for fixing provided with a protective layer, which excels in heat resistance, insulating property, and wear resistance and whose friction coefficient is low to some extent and whose heat conductivity is high to some extent, as a heating element for a fixing device of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. Ž<P>SOLUTION: The heater includes: base material; a carbon-based heating element layer provided on the base material and containing at least amorphous carbon; a first protective layer covering the carbon-based heating element layer and obtained by mixing a metal or semimetal compound in heat resistant resin body material; and a second protective layer covering the first protective layer and composed of heat resistant resin. Ž<P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT Ž
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