Patent ID: 7209696

Claim:
An image heating apparatus comprising: a rotation member made of a metal; a heater to which a current is applied, whereby heat dissipates from the heater, said heater contacting an internal surface of the said rotation member; a holder made of a resinous material, for holding said heater; a pressure roller for forming a nip portion in cooperation with said heater, with said rotation member being interposed; a stay made of a metal material for pressing said holder toward said pressure roller; and an elastic conductive member for electrically connecting the internal surface of said rotation member and said stay, said elastic conductive member having end portions, wherein one of the end portions of said elastic conductive member is fixed to said stay, and an other of the end portions of said elastic conductive member holds said contact member, and the contact member slides on the internal surface of said rotation member, and wherein said elastic conductive member deflects so that the other of the end portions of said elastic conductive member is placed on a downstream side of the one of the end portions of said elastic conductive member in a rotation direction, and said rotation member is electrically grounded via said stay and a fuse.