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US 7,546,078 · App. 11/530,171 · Granted Jun 9, 2009

Image heating apparatus and image forming apparatus with displacing members for displacing other members of the apparatuses

Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 7,546,078
App. No.
11/530,171
Granted
Jun 9, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image heating apparatus includes an endless belt for heating an image on a recording material at a nip; a pressing pad for pressing the belt at the nip; a supporting member for supporting the belt at an inner surface thereof, the supporting member being displaceable to move the belt in a widthwise direction of the belt; a lubricant application member for applying lubricant onto the inner surface of the belt; and displacing means for displacing the lubricant application member in accordance with a displacement of the supporting member.

Claims (17)

1. An image heating apparatus, composing:

an endless belt for heating an image on a recording material at a nip;

a pressing pad for pressing said belt at said nip;

a belt supporting member for supporting said belt at an inner surface thereof, said belt supporting member being displaceable to move said belt in a widthwise direction of said belt;

a lubricant application member for applying lubricant onto the inner surface of said belt; and

displacing means for displacing said lubricant application member in accordance with a displacement of said belt supporting member.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said displacing means has a lubricant application member supporting member for supporting said lubricant application member.

3. An apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein said lubricant application member supporting member supports said belt supporting member and a rotation shaft of said lubricant application member.

4. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said lubricant application member is disposed in a region which said belt is capable of entering with the displacement of said belt supporting member.

5. An image heating apparatus, comprising:

an endless belt for heating an image on a recording material at a nip;

a belt supporting member for supporting said belt at an inner surface thereof, said belt supporting member being displaceable to move said belt in a widthwise direction of said belt;

a cleaning member for cleaning the inner surface of said belt;

displacing means for displacing said cleaning member in accordance with a displacement of said belt supporting member.

6. An apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein said displacing means has a cleaning member supporting member for supporting said belt supporting member and said cleaning member.

7. An apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein said cleaning member supporting member supports said belt supporting member and a rotation shaft of said cleaning member.

8. An apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein said cleaning member is disposed in a region which said belt is capable of enter with the displacement of said belt supporting member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2006
From: OKUDA, KAZUHISA; YOKOTA, MASAHIKO; ENDO, MICHIAKI; UBAYASHI, SHINSUKE; CHIBA, TAKATOSHI; KATAYAMA, HIROMASA; UCHIDA, HIROMITSU
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 018453/0634 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-266116 · Sep 13, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070059064A1 · Mar 15, 2007