(19)
(11) EP 0 390 090 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.04.1991 Bulletin 1991/14

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.10.1990 Bulletin 1990/40

(21) Application number: 90105850.3

(22) Date of filing: 27.03.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: G03G 15/20
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 28.03.1989 JP 76253/89

(71) Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Yanagida, Ikuko
    3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Pellmann, Hans-Bernd, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


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    (54) An image fixing apparatus


    (57) An image fixing apparatus includes a heater (20) having a heat generating resistor (21b) for generating heat upon power supply thereto and a base member for supporting the heat generating resistor; a film (25) slidable on the heater, wherein a recording material (P) supporting a visualized image is heated by the heat by the heater (20) through the film (25); and a projection toward the recording material for guiding the film (25), so that the film is moved (25) without contact to an edge of the base member.







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