US6078780A
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Image heating device and image heating film
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1996-07-31
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Granted: 2000-06-20
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Expires: 2016-07-31
Abstract
Abstract An image heating device is provided with a film having an electrical conductive layer, a magnetic flux generating unit. An eddy current is generated on the electrical conductive layer by the magnetic flux generated by the magnetic flux generating unit. The electrical conductive layer generates heat, and an image is heated by the heat of the film. The film is provided with an elastic layer arranged on the image side of the electrical conductive layer, and a primer layer is arranged between the electrical conductive layer and the elastic layer. It is possible to effectuate a heating fixation that can be started quickly with generating no nonuniformity in the image gloss and maintaining a high image quality.
Inventors
- 👤 Atsuyoshi Abe
- 👤 Takeshi Setoriyama
- 👤 Kazuo Kishino
- 👤 Keisuke Matsuo
- 👤 Hideyuki Hatakeyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 04:27
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/20; G03G15/2003; G03G15/2014; G03G15/2053; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/20; G03G2215/2003; G03G2215/2016; G03G2215/2035; G03G2215/2038
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
An image heating device, comprising: a film having an electrical conductive layer and moveable with a recording member; magnetic flux generating means for generating magnetic flux which produces eddy current in said film to generate heat therein to heat an image on said recording member, wherein said film has an elastic layer at a side nearer to said recording member than said electrical conductive layer, and a primer layer between said electrical conductive layer and said elastic layer, wherein a hardness of said elastic layer is less than 60° (JIS-A).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
An image heating device, comprising: a film having an electrical conductive layer and moveable with a recording member; magnetic flux generating means for generating magnetic flux which produces eddy current in said film to generate heat therein to heat an image on said recording member, wherein said film has an elastic layer at a side nearer to said recording member than said electrical conductive layer, and a primer layer between said electrical conductive layer and said elastic layer, wherein a hardness of said elastic layer is less than 60° (JIS-A).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said elastic layer is of silicone rubber, and said primer layer is of silicone rubber primer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein a main component of said silicone rubber primer is silane coupling agent and catalyzer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said elastic layer is of fluoro-rubber, and said primer layer is of fluoro-rubber primer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 4, wherein a main component of said fluoro-rubber primer is aminosilane coupling agent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of said primer layer is 1 to 30 μm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said film includes a release layer arranged on said recording member side of said elastic layer, and a primer layer arranged between said elastic layer and said release layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said film includes a heat insulating layer on an opposite side to said recording member side of said electrical conductive layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said film is of an endless type, and said recording member is outside said film.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
A device according to claim 1, further comprising a pressure roller forming a nip with said film, wherein a recording member carrying a non-fixed image on said film side is pinched and fed at said nip to fix the non-fixed image on the recording member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 10, wherein said non-fixed image is a color toner image of a plurality of color toners superposed thereon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
105 words
An image heating device, comprising: a film having an electrical conductive layer and moveable with a recording member; magnetic flux generating means for generating a magnetic flux which produces eddy current in said film to generate heat therein to heat an image on said recording member, wherein said film has an elastic layer at a side nearer to said recording member than said electrical conductive layer, a release layer at a side nearer to said recording member than said elastic layer, and a primer layer between said elastic layer and said release layer, wherein a hardness of said elastic layer is less than 60° (JIS-A).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
105 words
An image heating device, comprising: a film having an electrical conductive layer and moveable with a recording member; magnetic flux generating means for generating a magnetic flux which produces eddy current in said film to generate heat therein to heat an image on said recording member, wherein said film has an elastic layer at a side nearer to said recording member than said electrical conductive layer, a release layer at a side nearer to said recording member than said elastic layer, and a primer layer between said elastic layer and said release layer, wherein a hardness of said elastic layer is less than 60° (JIS-A).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
A device according to claim 12, wherein said elastic layer is of silicone rubber and said release layer is of fluoro-resin, and said primer layer is provided with a layer of a mixture of fluoro-rubber and fluoro-resin on aminosilane coupling agent.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device according to claim 12, wherein said film includes a heat insulating layer on an opposite side to said recording member side of said electrical conductive layer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 12, wherein said film is of an endless type, and said recording member side is outside said film.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
45 words
A device according to claim 12, further comprising a pressure roller forming a nip with said film, wherein a recording member carrying a non-fixed image on said film side is pinched and fed at said nip to fix the non-fixed image on the recording member.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 16, wherein said non-fixed image is a color toner image of a plurality of color toners superposed thereon.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
45 words
An endless film for image heating comprising: an electrical conductive layer; an elastic layer provided outside said electrical conductive layer; and a primer layer between said electrical conductive layer and said elastic layer, wherein a hardness of said elastic layer is less than 60° (JIS-A).
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
45 words
An endless film for image heating comprising: an electrical conductive layer; an elastic layer provided outside said electrical conductive layer; and a primer layer between said electrical conductive layer and said elastic layer, wherein a hardness of said elastic layer is less than 60° (JIS-A).
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
An endless film according to claim 18, wherein said elastic layer is of silicone rubber, and said primer layer is of silicone rubber primer.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
An endless film according to claim 19, wherein a main component of said silicone rubber primer is silane coupling agent and catalyzer.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
An endless film according to claim 18, wherein said elastic layer is of fluoro-rubber, and said primer layer is of fluoro-rubber primer.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
19 words
An endless film according to claim 21, wherein a main component of said fluoro-rubber primer is aminosilane coupling agent.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
19 words
An endless film according to claim 18, wherein a thickness of said primer layer is 1 to 30 μm.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device according to claim 18, further comprising a release layer provided outside said elastic layer and a second primer layer between said elastic layer and said release layer.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 18, further comprising a heat insulating layer provided inside said electrical conductive layer.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
52 words
An endless film for image heating comprising: an electrical conductive layer; an elastic layer provided outside said electrical conductive layer; a release layer provided outside said elastic layer; and a primer layer between said elastic layer and said release layer, wherein a hardness of said elastic layer is less than 60° (JIS-A).
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
52 words
An endless film for image heating comprising: an electrical conductive layer; an elastic layer provided outside said electrical conductive layer; a release layer provided outside said elastic layer; and a primer layer between said elastic layer and said release layer, wherein a hardness of said elastic layer is less than 60° (JIS-A).
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
45 words
An endless film for image heating according to claim 26, wherein said elastic layer is of silicone rubber and said release layer is of fluoro-resin, and said primer layer is provided with a layer of a mixture of fluoro-rubber and fluoro-resin on aminosilane coupling agent.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
22 words
An endless film for image heating according to claim 26, further comprising a heat insulating layer provided inside said electrical conductive layer.
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