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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2007
Takashi Narahara, Mishima, JP;
Masahiko Suzumi, Numazu, JP;
Jun Asami, Susono, JP;
Kenji Matsuzaka, Suntoh-gun, JP;
Takashi Narahara, Mishima, JP;
Masahiko Suzumi, Numazu, JP;
Jun Asami, Susono, JP;
Kenji Matsuzaka, Suntoh-gun, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The image heating apparatus includes a flexible sleeve including a stainless base layer; a heater being in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the flexible sleeve; and an elastic roller being in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the flexible sleeve and forming a nip portion with the heater, in which: a recording material bearing an image is heated while being pinched and conveyed at the nip portion; and the stainless base layer has an outer diameter of 18 mm to 24 mm and a thickness of 25 μm to 30 μm, and includes an outer circumferential surface being subjected to a blasting process. Bu the present invention, an image heating apparatus is capable of ensuring durability and a flexible sleeve used for the image heating apparatus.