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US 7,465,906 B2Granted
Image heating apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsShinichiro Wakahara, Koki Watanabe, Jiro Shirakata, Koji Takematsu
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Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a coil for generating magnetic flux, a rotatable heat generation member for generating heat by the magnetic flux generated by the coil to heat a recording material, and a magnetic flux adjusting member for adjusting a distribution of the magnetic flux from the coil toward the heat generating member. The apparatus further includes a motor, a first drive transmission member, and a second drive transmission member for moving the magnetic flux adjusting member.
Claims16
An image heating apparatus, comprising:
- a coil for generating magnetic flux;
- a rotatable heat generating member for generating heat by a magnetic flux generated by the coil to heat an image on a recording material;
- a magnetic flux adjusting member for adjusting a distribution, with respect to a rotational axis direction of said heat generating member, of the magnetic flux directing from said coil toward said heat generating member;
- a motor;
- a first gear, mounted to one end portion of said magnetic flux adjusting member, for transmitting a driving force from said motor to said magnetic flux adjusting member;
- a second gear, mounted to the other end portion of said magnetic flux adjusting member, for transmitting a driving force from said motor to said magnetic flux adjusting member;
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- moving means for moving said magnetic flux adjusting member by transmitting the driving force from said motor to both of said first gear and said second gear.
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An image heating apparatus, comprising:
- a coil for generating magnetic flux;
- a rotatable heat generating member for generating heat by a magnetic flux generated by the coil to heat an image on a recording material;
- a magnetic flux adjusting means, having a movable member, for adjusting a distribution, with respect to a rotational axis direction of said heat generating member, of the magnetic flux directing from said coil toward said heat generating member;
- a motor;
- a first drive transmission member, mounted to one end portion of said magnetic flux adjusting means, for transmitting a driving force from said motor to said magnetic flux adjusting means;
- a second drive transmission member, mounted to the other end portion of said magnetic flux adjusting means, for transmitting a driving force from said motor to said magnetic flux adjusting means;
- a third drive transmission member for transmitting a driving force from said motor to said first drive transmission member;
- a fourth drive transmission member for transmitting the driving force from said motor to said second drive transmission member;
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- a shaft member supporting said third drive transmission member and said fourth drive transmission member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.