Patent ID: 11880148
Assignee: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A heating device comprising:
a heating unit configured to heat a transported material being transported in a transport direction in a non-contact manner with respect to the transported material; and
a facing portion that is disposed on a side opposite to the heating unit with respect to the transported material and faces the heating unit in a facing direction intersecting the transport direction, wherein
a length of the heating unit in the transport direction is longer than a length of the facing portion in the transport direction, or a length of the heating unit in an intersecting direction intersecting the transport direction and the facing direction is longer than a length of the facing portion in the intersecting direction,
a shielding portion is provided between a component disposed in the facing direction with respect to a protruding portion of the heating unit that protrudes with respect to the facing portion and the protruding portion and configured to shield heat of the heating unit,
the shielding portion is separated from the facing portion, and
the heating device further comprises:
a holder that holds the transported material; and
a circulating portion as the component, wherein

the holder is attached to the circulating portion, and the circulating portion circulates to transport the transported material, and
the shielding portion is disposed between the circulating portion and the protruding portion.