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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiko Yoshimura, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a first rotatable member and a second rotatable member configured to form a nip for heating a toner image on a sheet, a rotatable rubbing member configured to rub an outer surface of the first rotatable member, a motor configured to move the rotatable rubbing member from a position in which the rotatable rubbing member is spaced from the first rotatable member toward a position in which the rotatable rubbing member contacts the first rotatable member, when a rubbing process is executed by the rotatable rubbing member, and a controller configured to control a temperature of the first rotatable member, depending on a number of times the rubbing process is executed by the rotatable rubbing member, when the rubbing process is executed.