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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2005
Applicants:
Yoshikuni Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Kumada, Moriya, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshikuni Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Kumada, Moriya, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a heating rotatable member for heating an image on a recording material in a heating nip; a belt for cooperating with the heating rotatable member to form a heating nip; a pad for urging the belt toward the heating rotatable member at the heating nip; and a sheet covering a surface of the pad opposed to the heating rotatable member, the sheet being slidable on the belt, wherein includes a surface layer having a low friction property and a base layer having a tensile strength of 300-600 MPa.