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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2006
Ikuo Nakamoto, Toride, JP;
Yasuhiro Hayashi, Moriya, JP;
Daigo Matsuura, Toride, JP;
Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Toride, JP;
Shigeaki Takada, Kashiwa, JP;
Ikuo Nakamoto, Toride, JP;
Yasuhiro Hayashi, Moriya, JP;
Daigo Matsuura, Toride, JP;
Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Toride, JP;
Shigeaki Takada, Kashiwa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image heating apparatus comprising first and second belts for forming a nip for heating an image on a recording material; a first pressing pad for pressing the first belt at the nip; a first roller, provided spaced from the first pressing pad with a gap therebetween, for pressing the first belt at the nip; a second pressing pad, provided opposed to the first pressing pad, for pressing the second belt at the nip; a second roller, provided opposed to the first roller and contacted to the second pressing pad, for pressing the second belt at the nip, the second roller having a friction coefficient which is smaller than that of the first roller.