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

Claim 15:
16. A fixing device, comprising:
a cylindrical body extending in an axial direction;
a heater inside the cylindrical body, the heater comprising a plurality of resistive heating elements, a longitudinal direction of the heater being parallel to the axial direction of the cylindrical body;
a heat transfer plate contacting a surface of the heater; and
a support member having:
a first portion contacting the surface of the heater,
a recess contacting the heat transfer plate,
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
a chamfered portion bordering the space, wherein

the heat transfer plate is between the recess and the heater,
the heat transfer plate does not extend into the space between the first portion and the recess.