Patent ID: 11906917
Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A fixing device comprising:
a tubular member;
a heater having a first surface in contact with an inner surface of the tubular member, the first surface facing in a first direction, and the heater including:
a substrate including a cut section containing a burr; and
a heating element coupled to the substrate; and

a support including:
a first projection and a second projection each engaging the inner surface of the tubular member, the heater extending between the first projection and the second projection, and the first projection and the second projection each extending further in the first direction than the first surface; and
a low section adjacent the first projection and engaging the inner surface of the tubular member, the first projection extending further in the first direction than the low section.