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US 2017/0367152 A1Published application
Heater and heating device
AssigneesToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Toshiba Hokuto Electronics Corporation
InventorsOsamu TAKAGI, Kazuhiko Kikuchi, Chie Miyauchi
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Abstract
A heater according to an embodiment generally includes a base, a protrusion, a heat generating layer, a first protective layer, and an electrode layer. The protrusion protrudes from the base. The heat generating layer is disposed on the protrusion. The first protective layer is disposed on the heat generating layer. The electrode layer is disposed on the base to drive the heat generating layer.
Claims10
A heater comprising:
- a base;
- a protrusion protruded from the base;
- a heat generating layer disposed on the protrusion;
- a first protective layer disposed on the heat generating layer;
- and
- an electrode layer disposed on the base and configured to drive the heat generating layer.
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A heating device comprising:
- a pressure member;
- a belt configured to interpose and convey a sheet together with the pressure member and to heat the sheet and thereby fix an image on the sheet onto the sheet;
- and
- a heater disposed to face the pressure member via the belt and configured to heat the belt, the heater comprising:
- a base;
- a protrusion protruded from the base;
- a heat generating layer disposed on the protrusion;
- a protective layer disposed on the heat generating layer;
- and
- an electrode layer disposed on the base and configured to drive the heat generating layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.