Patent ID: 6298215
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: G03G,H05B

Abstract:
An image heating apparatus, comprising:a rotary member;magnetic flux generating means for generating a magnetic flux; andwherein an eddy current is generated in said rotary member by the magnetic flux generated by said magnetic flux generating means, said rotary member generates heat by the eddy current and an image on a recording material is heated by the heat,a heat conducting member being in contact with said rotary member;wherein, when, with respect to a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of said rotary member, L.sub.h being a length of a heat generating region of said rotary member, L.sub.f being a length of said rotary member, and L being length of said heat conducting member, L.sub.h.ltoreq.L.ltoreq.L.sub.f is satisfied.