摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a heating rotatable member for heating a toner image on a recording material in a heating nip; a pressing rotatable member for forming the heating nip in contact with the heating rotatable member; a first external heating member, contacted to an outer peripheral surface of the heating rotatable member having passed through the heating nip, for heating the outer peripheral surface, wherein the first external heating member includes a parting layer at a surface where the first external heating member is contacted to the outer peripheral surface; and a second external heating member for heating the outer peripheral surface heated by the first external heating member, wherein the second external heating member includes a parting layer containing an electroconductive agent at a surface where the second external heating member is contacted to the outer peripheral surface. A contact angle of the parting layer of the first external heating member with respect to water is larger than that of the parting layer of the second external heating member, and a surface resistance of the second external heating member is lower than that of the first external heating member.
摘要:
An image heating apparatus includes an endless belt for heating an image on a recording material in a nip and a pressing pad for pressing the belt from an inner surface thereof in the nip. A sheet-like member is provided to cover the pressing pad, providing for sliding movement relative to the belt. A lubricant absorbing member for suppressing swelling of the pressing pad by absorbing a lubricant applied on an inner surface of the belt, with the lubricant absorbing member covered by the sheet-like member.
摘要:
An image heating apparatus includes a coil for generating magnetic flux and an image heating member. The image heating member comprises an electroconductive layer which generates heat by eddy current generated by the magnetic flux from the coil, for heating an image on a recording material. The image heating apparatus further comprises an energization control device for controlling energization of the coil so that a temperature of the image heating member is a predetermined temperature Tf (° C.), and a heat pipe contactable with the image heating member. The electroconductive layer has a Curie temperature Tc so that the relation Tf≦Tc≦Tf+Qmax (W)×Rh (° C./W) is satisfied, wherein Qmax (W) represents a maximum amount of heat transport, and Rh (° C./W) represents a value of heat resistance of the heat pipe at a dryout occurrence temperature of the heat pipe.
摘要:
An image heating apparatus includes an endless belt for heating an image on a recording material in a nip; a pressing pad for pressing the belt from an inner surface thereof in the nip; a sheet-like member, provided to cover the pressing pad, for sliding movement relative to the belt; a lubricant absorbing member for suppressing swelling of the pressing pad by absorbing a lubricant applied on an inner surface of the belt, the lubricant absorbing member is covered by the sheet-like member.
摘要:
An image heating apparatus comprising first and second belts for forming a nip for heating an image on a recording material; a first pressing pad for pressing the first belt at the nip; a first roller, provided spaced from the first pressing pad with a gap therebetween, for pressing the first belt at the nip; a second pressing pad, provided opposed to the first pressing pad, for pressing the second belt at the nip; a second roller, provided opposed to the first roller and contacted to the second pressing pad, for pressing the second belt at the nip, the second roller having a friction coefficient which is smaller than that of the first roller.
摘要:
An image heating apparatus includes: a belt for heating in a nip an image formed on a recording material; a rotatable steering member for stretching the belt and for controlling the position of the belt with respect to a widthwise direction by inclination; a slidable member provided so as to be movable toward and away from a surface of the belt; a contact and separation portion for moving the slidable member toward and away from the belt; an execution portion capable of executing an operation in a sliding mode in which the slidable member contacts the belt and is slid on the surface of the belt; and a controller for controlling a maximum inclination angle of the rotatable steering member during execution of the operation in the sliding mode so that the maximum inclination angle is set at a value smaller than that during image formation.
摘要:
An image heating apparatus includes a first belt contactable to an image on a recording material to heat the image; a second belt for forming a nip with the first belt; a first pressing pad for pressing the first belt in the nip; a second pressing pad for pressing the second belt toward the first pressing pad, wherein the first pressing pad has a surface roughness Rz of not more than 20 μm, and the second pressing pad has a surface roughness Rz of 50-300 μm.
摘要:
An image heating apparatus includes a coil for generating magnetic flux; an image heating member, comprising an electroconductive layer which generates heat by eddy current generated by the magnetic flux from the coil, for heating an image on a recording material; energization control means for controlling energization of the coil so that a temperature of the image heating member is a target image heating temperature Tf (° C.); and a heat pipe contactable with the image heating member. The electroconductive layer has a Curie temperature Tc satisfying the following relationship: Tf≦Tc≦Tf+Qmax (W)×Rh (° C./W),wherein Qmax (W) represents a maximum amount of heat transport, and Rh (° C./W) represents a value of heat resistance of the heat pipe immediately after an occurrence of dryout.
摘要:
An image heating apparatus includes a first belt contactable to an image on a recording material to heat the image; a second belt for forming a nip with the first belt; a first pressing pad for pressing the first belt in the nip; a second pressing pad for pressing the second belt toward the first pressing pad, wherein the first pressing pad has a surface roughness Rz of not more than 20 μm, and the second pressing pad has a surface roughness Rz of 50-300 μm.
摘要:
An image heating apparatus includes an endless belt for heating an image on a recording material; a plurality of supporting members on which the belt is trained; magnetic flux generating means, disposed outside of the belt, for generating heat in the belt by a magnetic flux, the magnetic flux generating means being effective to cause induction heating both in a region of the belt between the supporting members and in at least one of the regions of the belt trained on the supporting members; a temperature detecting element for detecting a temperature of the belt in the region between the supporting members at a position across the belt from the magnetic flux generating means; and electric power supply shut-off means for shutting off electric power supply to the magnetic flux generating means on the basis of an output of the temperature detecting element.