US 7,603,070 B2
Heat roller of image forming apparatus
Hyuk-Jae Chang, Seoul (Korea, Republic of); and Jong-Min Kim, Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/492,052.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2006-0005119 (KR), filed on Jan. 17, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2007/0166069 A1, Jul. 19, 2007
Int. Cl. G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 399—330  [399/90] 36 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heat roller of an image forming apparatus comprising:
a heat transfer pipe;
a heat generating body disposed at the heat transfer pipe and generating heat;
a terminal that extends from the heat generating body, to apply power to the heat generating body; and
an end cap connected to the heat transfer pipe, and having a groove such that the terminal is smoothly inserted without forced bending.