US5162635A
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Heater
Assignee: Toshiba Lighting and Technology Corp
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Filing: 1991-04-18
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Granted: 1992-11-10
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Expires: 2011-04-18
Abstract
Abstract A heater comprises a substrate and an electrically conductive heating section having branched portions on its lateral edge. The heating section has notches at those portions of its lateral edges that are opposite to the branched portions. The notches increase electric resistance of the heating section at the branched portions to enhance heat generation of the heating section at the branched so that the heating section is heated at a predetermined temperature over the entire length of a transfer paper sheet.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigehiro Sato
- 👤 Yoshiyuki Matsunaga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 06:00
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/06; G03G15/08; G03G15/095; H; H05; H05B; H05B3/00; H05B3/20; H05B3/22; H05B3/26; H05B3/265; B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/315; B41J2/32; B41J2/345; G03G15/20; G03G15/2003; G03G15/2014; G03G15/2039; G03G15/2042; H05B2203/00; H05B2203/016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A heater comprising: a substrate having a surface; an electrically conductive heating section mounted on said substrate surface and having first and second opposite end portions, said heating section forming a strip shape and including a branched portion between said first and second opposite end portions; a pair of electrically conductive main terminals respectively connected to said first and second opposite end portions of said heating section, said terminals allowing electricity to pass through said heating section thereby enabling said heating section to generate heat; an electrically conductive section extending from said branched portion of said heating section and having at its free end an electrically conductive auxiliary terminal; and electric resistance-increasing means for increasing an electric resistance at said branched portion of said heating section.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A heater comprising: a substrate having a surface; an electrically conductive heating section mounted on said substrate surface and having first and second opposite end portions, said heating section forming a strip shape and including a branched portion between said first and second opposite end portions; a pair of electrically conductive main terminals respectively connected to said first and second opposite end portions of said heating section, said terminals allowing electricity to pass through said heating section thereby enabling said heating section to generate heat; an electrically conductive section extending from said branched portion of said heating section and having at its free end an electrically conductive auxiliary terminal; and electric resistance-increasing means for increasing an electric resistance at said branched portion of said heating section.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A heater according to claim 1, wherein said electric resistance-increasing means has a cutout portion that is opposite to said electrically conductive section, to increase an electric resistance of said heating section at said branched portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A heater according to claim 2, wherein said electrically conductive heating section is a film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A heater according to claim 2, wherein said electrically conductive section is a film.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
A heater according to claim 2, wherein said terminals are films.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A heater according to claim 2, wherein said heating section, said conductive section and said terminals are films.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A heater according to claim 6, wherein said films are formed on said substrate by a screen printing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
A heater according to claim 2, wherein said cutout portion forms an arcuate figure.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A heater according to claim 7, wherein said heating section and said electrically conductive section are made of the same material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A heater according to claim 9, wherein said heating section and said conductive section are formed as one continuous body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A heater according to claim 1, wherein said heating section and said electrically conductive section are made of different material from each other.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
49 words
A heater according to claim 1, wherein said heating section has another electric resistance-increasing means provided close to at least one of said terminals, for increasing an electric resistance of the portion of said heating section which is in the vicinity of at least one of said main terminals.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A heater according to claim 12, wherein said another resistance-increasing means has a cutout portion for increasing an electric resistance of the portion of said heating section.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
152 words
A heater comprising: a substrate having a surface; an electrically conductive heating section mounted on said surface of said substrate and having first and second opposite end portions, said heating section forming a strip shape and including a branched portion between said first end portion and said second end portion; a pair of electrically conductive main terminals, respectively connected to said first and second opposite end portions of said heating section; an electrically conductive section extending from said branched portion of said heating section and having at its free end an electrically conductive auxiliary terminal; electric resistance-increasing means for increasing an electric resistance at said branched portion of said heating section; and means for supplying electric power to said heating section through said terminals, said supplying means including means for switching said main terminals and said auxiliary terminal to be supplied with electric power so that said heating section partially generates heat.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
152 words
A heater comprising: a substrate having a surface; an electrically conductive heating section mounted on said surface of said substrate and having first and second opposite end portions, said heating section forming a strip shape and including a branched portion between said first end portion and said second end portion; a pair of electrically conductive main terminals, respectively connected to said first and second opposite end portions of said heating section; an electrically conductive section extending from said branched portion of said heating section and having at its free end an electrically conductive auxiliary terminal; electric resistance-increasing means for increasing an electric resistance at said branched portion of said heating section; and means for supplying electric power to said heating section through said terminals, said supplying means including means for switching said main terminals and said auxiliary terminal to be supplied with electric power so that said heating section partially generates heat.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
129 words
A heater apparatus comprising: a substrate having a surface; an electrically conductive heating section mounted on said surface of said substrate and having first and second opposite end portions, said heating section forming a strip shape and including a branched portion between said first end portion and said second end portion; a pair of electrically conductive main terminals respectively connected to said end portions of said heating section, said terminals allowing electricity to pass through said heating section so that said heating section generates heat; an electrically conductive section extending from said branched portion of said heating section and having at its free end an electrically conductive auxiliary terminal; and temperature maintenance means for maintaining a temperature at said branched portion relative to remaining portions of said heating section.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
129 words
A heater apparatus comprising: a substrate having a surface; an electrically conductive heating section mounted on said surface of said substrate and having first and second opposite end portions, said heating section forming a strip shape and including a branched portion between said first end portion and said second end portion; a pair of electrically conductive main terminals respectively connected to said end portions of said heating section, said terminals allowing electricity to pass through said heating section so that said heating section generates heat; an electrically conductive section extending from said branched portion of said heating section and having at its free end an electrically conductive auxiliary terminal; and temperature maintenance means for maintaining a temperature at said branched portion relative to remaining portions of said heating section.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
A heating apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said supplying means includes means for dividing electric power at said branched portion.
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