Patent ID: 6556806
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image heating apparatus for heating an image formed on a recording material, comprising:a heating member; a backup member that cooperates with said heating member to form a nip for nipping and conveying the recording material; and a conveying member provided downstream of the nip in the traveling direction of the recording material, wherein, in a case that the image is formed on one side of the recording material, said heating member faces the image, said heating member is arranged at an approximate same height or at a position lower than that of said backup member, said conveying member is provided closer to said backup member than said heating member, a peripheral speed of said conveying member is faster than that of said heating member, and a force by which said conveying member nips the recording material is smaller than a force by which said heating member and said backup member cooperate with each other to nip the recording material.