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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2005
Applicant:
Junichi Sata, Moriya, JP;
Inventor:
Junichi Sata, Moriya, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image heating apparatus has an endless belt for heating an image on a recording material in a nip formed with a roller, a steering control portion for swinging the belt in a widthwise direction of the belt; and an anomaly controller for reducing, when the belt is beyond a predetermined swinging range, a pressure between the belt and the roller to return the belt into a predetermined range.