Heating device
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToshiya Inomata
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Abstract
A support member for a heater includes a main body extending longitudinally between a pair of end portions and a pair of first contact portions. Each first contact portion is coupled to one of the end portions of the main body. A gap is formed between each first contact portion and the main body. The support member is configured such that, when the heater is coupled to the support member (a) the gaps each receive the heater, (b) the first contact portions each engage a first surface side of the heater, and (c) the main body engages a second surface side of the heater opposite the first surface side.
Claims20
A support member for a fixing device heater, the support member comprising:
- a main body extending longitudinally between a pair of end portions, the main body having an inclined surface relative to a longitudinal direction of the main body;
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- a pair of first contact portions, each first contact portion being coupled to one of the end portions of the main body, a gap being formed between each first contact portion and the main body;
- the support member being configured such that, when the fixing device heater is coupled to the support member:
- the inclined surface receives an end of the fixing device heater and guides the end of the fixing device heater into one of the gaps;
- the gaps each receive the fixing device heater;
- the first contact portions each engage a first surface side of the fixing device heater;
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- the main body engages a second surface side of the fixing device heater opposite the first surface side.
A support member for a fixing device heater, the support member comprising:
- a first contact portion positioned to contact a first surface side of the fixing device heater;
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- a support portion main body extending in a longitudinal direction and coupled to the first contact portion, the support portion main body being positioned to contact a second surface side of the fixing device heater that is opposite the first surface side of the fixing device heater, the support portion main body having an inclined surface relative to a longitudinal direction of the support portion main body,
- wherein a gap is defined between the support portion main body and the first contact portion, the gap being sized to receive the fixing device heater, and the gap extending longitudinally to permit the fixing device heater to move in the longitudinal direction with respect to the support portion main body, and
- wherein the inclined surface receives an end of the fixing device heater and guides the end of the fixing device heater into one of the gaps.
A support member for a fixing device heater, the support member comprising:
- a main body extending in a longitudinal direction between a first end portion and a second end portion, the main body having a first contact surface facing in a first orthogonal direction that extends perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, the main body having an inclined surface relative to the longitudinal direction;
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- a first contact portion coupled to the first end portion of the main body, the first contact portion having a second contact surface facing in a second orthogonal direction opposite the first orthogonal direction, a gap being formed between the first end portion and the first contact portion,
- wherein the inclined surface receives an end of the fixing device heater and guides the end of the fixing device heater into one of the gaps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.