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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ryo Yashiro, Tokyo, JP;
Hidekazu Maruta, Abiko, JP;
Masayuki Tamaki, Abiko, JP;
Ryo Suzuki, Kashiwa, JP;
Mitsuru Hasegawa, Tsukubamirai, JP;
Rikiya Takemasa, Kashiwa, JP;
Koichi Kakubari, Toride, JP;
Shigeru Hirano, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a heating belt having a heat generating layer configured to generate heat by energization, a pressing roller configured to abut on an outer peripheral surface of the heating belt to form a nip portion, a pressing mechanism configured to press the heating belt against the pressing roller, an outer ring electrically connected to the heating belt in an end portion of the heating belt, a power feed member configured to abut on the outer ring to feed power to the outer ring, and an inner ring configured to clamp the end portion of the heating belt between the inner ring and the outer ring. A chamfered portion of the inner ring is chamfered.