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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazunari Hatazaki, Nagareyama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a rotatable member and an endless belt configured to form a nip portion cooperatively with the rotatable member. A pressing pad is provided in the inside of the endless belt and configured to press the endless belt toward the rotatable member to form the nip portion. The pressing pad includes a first portion extending from an entrance of the nip portion toward an exit of the nip portion in a sheet conveying direction and a second portion disposed at a region in which the sheet is separated from the rotatable member. The first and second portions are pressed toward the rotatable member independently by a pressing mechanism.