Patent ID: 6643476
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A fixing apparatus, comprising:an endless member having a metal layer made of a conductor and rotatable in an optional direction; a pressurizing member serving to apply a predetermined pressure to said endless member; an induction heating apparatus arranged in the vicinity of said endless member so as to heat the endless member; a temperature detecting apparatus for detecting the temperature of the endless member, said temperature detecting apparatus being arranged at a point of about 90Â° along the outer circumferential surface of the endless member from the pressurizing point at which said pressurizing member applies pressure to the endless member; and an abnormal temperature detecting apparatus for detecting the temperature of said endless member, said abnormal temperature detecting apparatus being arranged at a point of about 90Â° along the outer circumferential surface of the endless member from the pressurizing point at which said pressurizing member applies pressure to the endless member.