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Image heating apparatus having device for detecting shift of endless belt, stopping drive of endless belt and restarting thereafter
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1993-11-30
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Granted: 1995-12-12
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Expires: 2013-11-30
Abstract
Abstract An image heating apparatus includes a heating member; an endless belt for transferring the heat generated by the heating member to an image on a recording material; a driver for driving the endless belt; a driver controlling device for controlling the driver; a detector for detecting a position of the endless belt when the endless belt shifts out of a predetermined range; such that the driver controlling device interrupts driving operation of the driver in response to an output of the detector, and afterward, automatically restarts the driving operation of the driver.
Inventors
- 👤 Osamu Watanabe
- 👤 Hidekazu Maruta
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 07:35
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/20; G03G15/2003; G03G15/2014; G03G15/2064
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
An image heating apparatus comprising: a heater having a heat generating element for generating heat upon power supply thereto; power supply control means for controlling power supply to said heat generating element; an endless belt for transferring heat from said heater to an image on a recording material; driving means for driving said endless belt; drive control means for controlling said driving means; and detecting means for detecting that said endless belt is laterally shifted beyond a predetermined range; wherein said power supply control means stops power supply to said heat generating element in response to an output of said detecting means, and said drive control means stops said driving means, and said drive control means automatically resumes said driving means upon temperature decrease thereafter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
An image heating apparatus comprising: a heater having a heat generating element for generating heat upon power supply thereto; power supply control means for controlling power supply to said heat generating element; an endless belt for transferring heat from said heater to an image on a recording material; driving means for driving said endless belt; drive control means for controlling said driving means; and detecting means for detecting that said endless belt is laterally shifted beyond a predetermined range; wherein said power supply control means stops power supply to said heat generating element in response to an output of said detecting means, and said drive control means stops said driving means, and said drive control means automatically resumes said driving means upon temperature decrease thereafter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
An image heating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said power supply control means interrupts the driving operation of said driving means after interrupting the power supply to said heating member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
An image heating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image heating apparatus is for use as a fixing apparatus of an image forming apparatus, and said image forming apparatus interrupts the image forming operation when said detecting means detects that said endless belt has shifted beyond the predetermined degree.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
An image heating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said image forming apparatus further comprises displaying means for displaying an error message in response to the output of said detecting means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
88 words
An image heating apparatus comprising: a heater; an endless belt for transferring heat from said heater to an image on a recording material; driving means for driving said endless belt; drive control means for controlling said driving means; and detecting means for detecting that said endless belt is laterally shifted beyond a predetermined degree; wherein said drive control means stops said driving means on the basis of an output of said detecting means, and said drive control means resumes said driving means a predetermined period after the stop.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
88 words
An image heating apparatus comprising: a heater; an endless belt for transferring heat from said heater to an image on a recording material; driving means for driving said endless belt; drive control means for controlling said driving means; and detecting means for detecting that said endless belt is laterally shifted beyond a predetermined degree; wherein said drive control means stops said driving means on the basis of an output of said detecting means, and said drive control means resumes said driving means a predetermined period after the stop.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
120 words
An image heating apparatus comprising: a heater; an endless belt for transferring heat from said heater to an image on a recording material; driving means for driving said endless belt; drive control means for controlling said driving means; first detecting means for detecting that said endless belt is laterally shifted beyond a predetermined degree; second detecting means for detecting a temperature in said apparatus; wherein said power supply control means stops power supply to said heat generating element in response to an output of said first detecting means, and said drive control means stops said driving means, and said drive control means automatically resumes said driving means upon temperature detected by said second detecting means decrease to a predetermined level.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
120 words
An image heating apparatus comprising: a heater; an endless belt for transferring heat from said heater to an image on a recording material; driving means for driving said endless belt; drive control means for controlling said driving means; first detecting means for detecting that said endless belt is laterally shifted beyond a predetermined degree; second detecting means for detecting a temperature in said apparatus; wherein said power supply control means stops power supply to said heat generating element in response to an output of said first detecting means, and said drive control means stops said driving means, and said drive control means automatically resumes said driving means upon temperature detected by said second detecting means decrease to a predetermined level.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said detecting means detects a temperature of said heater.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said driving means has a driving roller, and said second detecting means detects a temperature of said driving roller.
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