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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2010
Kota Arimoto, Kashiwa, JP;
Ryo Suzuki, Kashiwa, JP;
Kota Arimoto, Kashiwa, JP;
Ryo Suzuki, Kashiwa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a belt including a heat generating layer for generating heat by energization and including a power receiving portion which has electroconductivity and is electrically connected to the heat generating layer; a stationary back-up member, provided inside the belt, for sliding on an inner peripheral surface of the belt; a pressing member for pressing the belt against the back-up member to form a nip in which a recording material is to be nip-conveyed between the belt and itself; and an electroconductive portion, provided on the back-up member, for supplying electric power to the power receiving portion by being electrically connected to the power receiving portion.