Patent ID: 11880152
Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A fixing device, comprising:
a belt;
a heater heating the belt; and
a pressure element facing the heater via the belt and sandwiching and conveying a sheet together with the belt,
the heater comprising:
a substrate;
a heat generating element on the substrate;
a couple of electrodes on both sides of the heat generating element in a conveyance direction of the sheet, wherein both sides of the heat generating element in the conveyance direction are connected to adjacent electrodes; and
a protective layer to cover the heat generating element, the protective layer having a concave surface facing the pressure element, wherein the pressure element presses the concave surface via the belt.