Heating apparatus for a solid ink

A solid ink heating unit of an image forming apparatus, the solid ink heating unit comprising:

• a heating plate comprising a plurality of heating parts located in a single body;
• a plurality of external wires to connect to corresponding ones of the plurality of heating parts;
• and
• an external common wire to electrically connect to each of the plurality of heating parts,
• wherein the plurality of heating parts comprises a plurality of heating lines, which comprises:
• a first line connected to the external common wire, the first line being disposed on the first portion of the heating plate,
• wherein the solid ink heating unit further comprises a single terminal formed on the first line of the plurality of external wires, and
• wherein the external common wires is connected to the single terminal.

A solid ink heating unit of an image forming apparatus, the solid ink heating unit comprising:

• a heating plate comprising a plurality of heating parts located in a single body;
• a plurality of external wires to connect to corresponding ones of the plurality of heating parts;
• an external common wire to electrically connect to each of the plurality of heating parts;
• and
• a plurality of sensors disposed in corresponding ones of the plurality of heating parts,
• wherein a portion of the external common wire to electrically connect to each of the plurality of parts is disposed between the plurality of sensors and a plurality of heating lines of the heating parts.

A solid ink heating apparatus of an image forming apparatus, comprising:

• a single heating plate having a plurality of sections each having a first portion and a second portion;
• a plurality of heating parts having a first line disposed in the first portion of the single heating plate and second lines extended from the first line and disposed in the second portion of corresponding ones of the plurality of sections of the single heating plate;
• an external common wire connected to a first terminal which is formed at an end of the first line;
• a plurality of terminals formed at corresponding ends of the second lines;
• and
• a plurality of external wires connected to corresponding ones of the plurality of terminals.

A solid ink heating apparatus of an image forming apparatus, comprising:

• a single heating plate having a plurality of sections each having a first portion and a second portion;
• a plurality of heating parts having a first line disposed in the first portion of the single heating plate and second lines extended from the first line and disposed in the second portion of corresponding ones of the plurality of sections of the single heating plate;
• and
• a plurality of sensors to detect a temperature,
• wherein the single heating plate includes a third portion on which the plurality of sensors are disposed, and the first portion is disposed between the second portion and the third portion.