Patent ID: 7970329

Claim:
An image heating apparatus comprising: a rotatable belt member, including an electroconductive layer, configured to heat an image on a recording material; a coil, which is disposed opposed to an outer surface of said belt member and which is formed by winding along a widthwise direction of said belt member about a winding center, configured to generate, a magnetic flux to cause said belt member to generate heat; a pressing member urging an outer surface of said belt member; a stretching member configured to stretch said belt member; nip forming means, having a metal member, configured to form a nip for nipping and feeding a recording material by urging said pressing member through said belt member; and an electroconductive member, composed of material having an electroconductivity higher than that of said stretching member, configured to reduce the magnetic flux acting on said metal member, said electroconductive member being disposed between said endless belt and said metal member, wherein said electroconductive member is opposed to a part of said coil upstream of the winding center with respect to a rotational direction of said endless belt with the endless belt interposed therebetween, and said stretching member is opposed to a downstream part of said coil with the endless belt interposed therebetween.