Patent ID: 7596348
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image heating apparatus comprising: first and second belts forming a nip for heating a toner image on a recording material, wherein said second belt is rotatable by a driving force received from said first belt; a first roller for pressing said first belt to said second belt in said nip, wherein said first roller is effective to rotate said first belt; a first pad for pressing said first belt to said second belt in said nip; a second roller for pressing said second belt to said first roller in said nip, wherein said second roller has a coefficient of friction that is smaller than a coefficient of friction of said first roller; and a second pad for pressing said second belt to said first pad in said nip, wherein said second pad is disposed closer to a region where said first belt and second belt are pressed by said first roller and said second roller than said first pad.