Patent ID: 6687482
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: B41J,G03G,H05B

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:a heating apparatus including: a heating rotary member having a first elastic layer made of a material having elasticity, a conductive layer disposed in an outer periphery of the first elastic layer, a second elastic layer, made of a material having elasticity, disposed in an outer periphery of the conductive layer, and a peeling layer disposed in an outer periphery of the second elastic layer, wherein a tensile elasticity modulus of the peeling layer is kept in a range from 1.96Ã—108 Pa to 9.8Ã—108 Pa; a pressure-applying member disposed in press-contact with the heating rotary member, for allowing a sheet-like to-be-heated material to be conveyed by the heating rotary member and the pressure-applying member as nipped therebetween; and heating means for applying heat to the conductive layer of the heating rotary member; a visible image forming unit for forming a toner image on a to-be-heated material; and conveying means for conveying a to-be-heated material having a toner image formed thereon in a region between the heating rotary member and the pressure-applying member.