Patent ID: 11921447
Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. An image processing device, comprising:
a plurality of rollers configured to convey a sheet;
a heating device configured to heat the sheet conveyed by the plurality of rollers, the heating device including:
a cylindrical body extending in an axial direction;
a heater inside the cylindrical body, the heater having a longitudinal direction parallel to the axial direction of the cylindrical body;
a heat transfer member contacting a surface of the heater; and
a support member having:
a first portion contacting the surface of the heater,
a recess accommodating the heat transfer member, the heat transfer member being between the recess and the heater in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the heater,
a space between the first portion and the recess along the longitudinal direction and between the heater and the support member in the direction orthogonal to the surface of the heater, and
an edge between the recess and the first portion, wherein

the edge is chamfered, and
the heat transfer member does not extend into the space.