United States
US 12,697,824 B2
Heating apparatus, image forming apparatus, and liquid discharge apparatus
US 12,697,824 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: Ricoh Co Ltd. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- Ricoh Co Ltd
- Inventors
- Yusuke MORIKAWA; Hiroshi KATO
- Publication date
- 2026-08-04
- Filing date
- 2024-08-28
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,697,824 B2 · US12697824 · 12697824
Abstract
A heating apparatus includes: a heating rotator to heat a medium; a heat source including: a glass tube disposed inside the heating rotator to generate radiant heat; and a sealing on each of both ends of the glass tube in an axial direction of the heating rotator; a heater holder to hold the heat source inside the heating rotator; a support having an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the heating rotator to support the heater holder inside the heating rotator; and a gas supply disposed outside an outer end of the heating rotator in the axial direction, the gas supply to supply ga…
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