Patent ID: 9715200
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image heating apparatus comprising: a rotatable member; a heater configured to heat the rotatable member, the heater including a first surface contacting the rotatable member, the heater extending in a longitudinal direction of the rotatable member; a heat conductive member configured to contact a second surface of the heater opposite to the first surface of the heater; and a supporting member configured to support the heater through the heat conductive member, wherein a recording material on which an image is formed is heated by heat from the rotatable member, and wherein the supporting member includes a facing surface, facing the heat conductive member, which has a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region in a short direction of the heater, the first region of the supporting member being configured to contact the heat conductive member, and the second region of the supporting member being configured not to contact the heat conductive member.