Patent ID: 7162194

Claim:
An image heating apparatus for heating an image formed on a recording material, comprising: a conveying roller for conveying the recording material; heat supply means which supplies heat to said conveying roller, said heat supply means being in contact with an external periphery of said conveying roller to form a heating nip portion; back-up means which forms a conveying nip portion in cooperation with said conveying roller for nipping and conveying the recording material; wherein an image on a recording material conveyed by the conveying nip portion contacts said conveying roller, wherein, in a rotating direction of said conveying roller, the heating nip portion has a width larger than a width of the conveying nip portion, and a total pressure applied to the conveying nip portion is larger than a total pressure applied to the heating nip portion, wherein said heat supply means includes a heat generating member, a holder for supporting said heat generating member, and a flexible rotary member nipped between said conveying roller and said heat generating member and rotating around said holder, and the heating nip portion includes a first heating nip portion which is formed by said heat generating member and said conveying roller through said flexible rotary member and a second heating nip portion which is formed by said holder and said conveying roller through said flexible rotary member, a position of the first heating nip portion and a position of the second heating nip portion being different from each other in the rotating direction of said conveying roller.