Patent ID: 9454111
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image heating apparatus comprising: a heat rotatable member configured to heat a toner image on a recording material; a collecting roller configured to collect a toner deposited on said heat rotatable member while being rotated by said heat rotatable member; a bearing configured to rotatably support a longitudinal end portion of said collecting roller; a holding member configured to hold said bearing; a spring provided on said holding member and configured to act on said bearing by contacting said bearing; a cleaning unit including a cleaning web configured to clean said collecting roller member; and a moving mechanism configured to move said cleaning unit so as to be movable between a first position where said cleaning web contacts said collecting roller and a second position where said cleaning web contacts said collecting roller at a contact pressure lower than a contact pressure at the first position, wherein said cleaning unit includes (i) a first pressing portion configured to press said collecting roller toward said heat rotatable member by contacting said bearing when said cleaning unit is in the first position, and (ii) a second pressing portion configured to press said collecting roller toward said heat rotatable member by contacting said spring without contacting said bearing when said cleaning unit is in the second position.