Patent ID: 6618574
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image heating apparatus comprising:a heater; a film sliding against said heater; a roller forming a nip together with said heater via said film; wherein a recording material bearing an image is nipped and conveyed in said nip and the image on the recording material is heated by heat from said heater via said film, and a holding member for holding said heater; a supporting member for supporting an end portion of said roller; and a pressurizing force transmitting member for transmitting a pressurizing force to said holding member, said pressurizing force transmitting member being inserted in said supporting member and said pressurizing force transmitting member having a function of regulating movement in a lengthwise direction of said film, wherein said holding member is pressurized to a side of said roller by said pressurizing force transmitting member, and said holding member is directly supported by said supporting member without being supported by said pressurizing force transmitting member.