Image heating apparatus

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2006-09-08

2008-11-25

Lee, Susan S (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Image formation

Fixing

Reexamination Certificate

active

07457576

ABSTRACT:
An image heating apparatus includes a first belt contactable to an image on a recording material to heat the image; a second belt for forming a nip with the first belt; a first pressing pad for pressing the first belt in the nip; a second pressing pad for pressing the second belt toward the first pressing pad, wherein the first pressing pad has a surface roughness Rz of not more than 20 μm, and the second pressing pad has a surface roughness Rz of 50-300 μm.

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