Patent ID: 8055175

Claim:
An image heating apparatus comprising: a coil configured to generate magnetic flux; a belt member, including an electroconductive layer configured to generate heat by the magnetic flux generated from said coil, configured to heat an image on a recording material by the heat generated by the electroconductive layer; a first pressing member contactable to an inner surface of said belt member; a second pressing member configured to press said belt member against said first pressing member to nip and convey the recording material; a coil unit, including said coil, provided oppositely to an outer surface of said belt member; a moving mechanism capable of moving said coil unit between a first position in which the image on the recording material is to be heated and a second position in which said coil unit is moved away from said belt member; and a pressure changing mechanism configured to change the pressure between said first pressing member and said second pressing member; wherein said pressure changing mechanism starts to reduce the pressure between said first pressing member and said second pressing member after a start of an operation for moving said coil unit away from said belt member by said moving mechanism.