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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2011
Seiichiro Kameda, Abiko, JP;
Seiichiro Kameda, Abiko, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a heating member for heating a toner image on a recording material in a heating nip, a pressing member for forming the heating nip and being in contact with the heating member, an abrading member for abrading a surface of the heating member, a contact-and-separation device for causing contact and separation of the abrading member with respect to the heating member, and a selecting device for selecting, depending on the basis weight of the recording material to be heated by the heating member, whether or not the contact-and-separation means brings the abrading member into contact with the heating member before a recording material is conveyed to the heating nip.