Patent ID: 8369765

Claim:
An image heating rotatable member for heating an image on a recording material, comprising: a base layer; a heat generation layer, provided on base layer, configured to generate heat by being supplied with electric power; an electrode layer, provided outside of said heat generation layer with respect to a widthwise direction and having an electric resistance which is smaller than that of said heat generation layer, configured to supply the electric power to heat generation layer; an elastic layer provided on said electrode layer and having a length longer than that of said electrode layer measured in the widthwise direction; and a parting layer provided on said elastic layer, wherein an end, with respect to the widthwise direction, of said heat generation layer is provided with a first stepped portion, and an end of said electrode layer, with respect to the widthwise direction, is provided with a second stepped portion which is connected with said first stepped portion, the end of said electrode layer being adjacent to said heat generation layer.