FIXING MEMBER AND FIXING UNIT: abstract simplified (18190498)

• This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18190498 Titled 'FIXING MEMBER AND FIXING UNIT'

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a fixing member that is designed to generate heat when a current flows through it. The fixing member has a tubular shape and includes a conductive layer made up of segments that are arranged in a row along the length of the tube. These segments are electrically separated from each other. The conductive layer is designed in such a way that the amount of heat generated in the central portion of the fixing member is greater than the amount of heat generated in the end portion when an alternating magnetic field is applied to the entire length of the fixing member and the temperatures of the central and end portions are equal.

Original Abstract Submitted

A fixing member includes a conductive layer that generates heat when a circulation current in a circumferential direction of the fixing member having a tubular shape is induced. The conductive layer includes segments arranged in a row in a longitudinal direction of the tubular shape and electrically separated from each other. Each segment is formed continuously over an entire circumference of the tubular shape in the circumferential direction. The conductive layer is configured such that a heat generation amount in an end portion of the fixing member in the longitudinal direction is less than a heat generation amount in a central portion of the fixing member in the longitudinal direction when an alternating magnetic field is applied to a whole area of the fixing member in the longitudinal direction in a state where a temperature of the central portion is equal to a temperature of the end portion.