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US 10,761,463 B2Granted
Heating device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorYuusuke Furuichi
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Abstract
A heating device includes a heater that includes a heat generator configured to generate heat as the heat generator is supplied with power. A feeding member is configured to contact the heater and feed the power to the heat generator. The feeding member is made of a corson copper alloy.
Claims20
A heating device, comprising:
- a laminated heater including a heat generator configured to generate heat as the heat generator is supplied with power;
- and
- a feeding member configured to contact the heater and feed the power to the heat generator, the feeding member being made of a corson copper alloy.
A fixing device, comprising:
- an endless belt configured to rotate;
- an opposed rotator configured to contact the endless belt to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the opposed rotator, the fixing nip through which a recording medium bearing an image is conveyed;
- a laminated heater configured to heat the endless belt, the laminated heater including a heat generator configured to generate heat as the heat generator is supplied with power;
- and
- a feeding member configured to contact the laminated heater and feed the power to the heat generator, the feeding member being made of a corson copper alloy.
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An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image forming device configured to form an image;
- and
- a heating device configured to heat the image borne on a recording medium,
- the heating device including:
- a laminated heater including a heat generator configured to generate heat as the heat generator is supplied with power;
- and
- a feeding member configured to contact the heater and feed the power to the heat generator, the feeding member being made of a corson copper alloy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.