Patent ID: 7792477
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A toner image heating apparatus comprising: first and second belts configured and positioned to heat a toner image on a sheet at a nip therebetween; a first pad configured and positioned to press said first belt toward said second belt at the nip; a first roller, disposed on downstream side with respect to said first pad in a conveying direction of the sheet, configured to press said first belt toward said second belt at the nip; a second pad, disposed opposed to said first pad so that said first and second belts are sandwiched by said first pad and said second pad, configured to press said second belt toward said first belt at the nip; and a second roller, disposed on downstream side with respect to said second pad in the conveying direction and disposed opposed to said first roller so that said first and second belts are sandwiched by said first roller and said second roller, configured to press said second belt toward said first belt at the nip, wherein said first pad is disposed closer to said second roller than said second pad in the conveying direction so that said first and second belts are sandwiched by said first pad and said second roller.