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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2008
Filed:
May. 18, 2007
Yoshikuni Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Toshinori Nakayama, Kashiwa, JP;
Ryuta AL, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a heating rotatable member for heating an image on a recording material in a nip; a nip forming member for cooperating with said heating rotatable member to form the nip; a rubbing rotatable member having a rubbing material for rubbing said heating rotatable member; the following is satisfied:7×10≦(tan θ) (|)≦68×10 where P: load [N] by said rubbing member to said heating rotatable member, V: peripheral speed of said heating rotatable member [mm/sec], v: peripheral speed [mm/sec] the of said rubbing member, h: microhardness [GPa] of said heating rotatable member, and θ: a half-apex-angle [°] of said rubbing material.