Patent ID: 6731901
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image heating apparatus comprising:a heater; a film sliding on said heater; a roller forming a nip with said heater with said film positioned between said roller and said heater, said nip nipping and conveying a recording material bearing an image thereon with the image on the recording material being heated by heat from said heater through said film; an elastic member for pressing said heater against said roller; a pressing member for pressing an end portion of said elastic member on a side thereof opposed to a side of said heater; and a supporting portion for supporting said pressing member, said supporting portion including an opening portion through which said elastic member can pass, wherein said pressing member includes a lock portion for regulating a position of said pressing member in a pressing direction of said elastic member, and wherein said pressing member is allowed to pass through said opening portion in a state of being at a specific phase angle, and is prevented from coming out from said opening portion by being shifted in angle from the specific phase angle after passing through said opening portion.