Induction heated roll apparatus
AssigneeTokuden Co., Ltd.
InventorTakatsugu Kitano
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Abstract
In order to supply sufficient electric power to an induction heating mechanism even with a small-diameter roller, an induction heated roll apparatus includes a roller body having a hollow cylindrical shape, a drive shaft provided at each of both ends of the roller body and rotatably supported, an induction heating mechanism that is provided inside the roller body and allows the roller body to inductively generate heat, and a support shaft that extends from both ends of the induction heating mechanism and supports the induction heating mechanism. The support shaft is rotatably supported on an inner peripheral surface at both ends of the roller body via a bearing.
Claims7
An induction heated roll apparatus comprising:
- a roller body having a hollow cylindrical shape;
- a drive shaft provided at each of both ends of the roller body and rotatably supported;
- an induction heating mechanism that is provided inside the roller body and allows the roller body to inductively generate heat;
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- a support shaft that extends from both ends of the induction heating mechanism and supports the induction heating mechanism, wherein
- the support shaft is rotatably supported by respective bearings fitted inside the roller body and in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the roller body at both ends of the inner peripheral surface of the roller body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.