Patent ID: 8918043

Claim:
An image heating apparatus comprising: an endless belt; a plate-like member, including a heat generating element, which is slidable on an inner surface of said endless belt; a driving rotatable member, opposed to said plate-like member through said endless belt, configured to (i) rotate said endless belt and (ii) form a nip for heating an image on a recording material; an electrical connector sandwiching said plate-like member from front and rear sides of said plate-like member and configured to supply electrical energy to said heat generating element; a flange member including a guide portion configured to guide rotation of the endless belt and a limiting portion configured to limit movement of said endless belt in a longitudinal direction of said endless belt; and a pressure applying member configured to apply a pressure between said flange member and said driving rotatable member, wherein said flange member includes a holding portion configured to hold said electrical connector so that said flange member is disengageable in the longitudinal direction relative to said endless belt integrally with said electrical connector and wherein said holding portion holds said electrical connector so as to permit a relative movement between said electrical connector and said flange portion in a pressing direction of said pressure applying member.