FIXING APPARATUS AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING CERAMIC HEATER HAVING ELECTRICALLY INSULATING LAYER WITH HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY

Register WIPO Patent
Application Number US2022016997
Publication Number 2023/003599
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-02-18
Publication Date 2023-01-26
Owner HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. (USA)
Inventor
  • Lee, Sunhyung
  • Lee, Seungjun
  • Park, Jisu

Abstract

A heater for a fixing apparatus to heat an unfixed image on a recording medium, the heater including a planar shaped electrically insulating substrate including a first surface and a second surface facing each other; a heat generating layer on the first surface of the substrate; an electrically insulating layer to cover the heat generating layer, the electrically insulating layer having a thermal conductivity of at least 100 W/m. K; and a sliding layer on the second surface of the substrate.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/20 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat
  • H05B 3/16 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor the conductor being mounted on an insulating base