| 摘要 |
The image heating apparatus includes a flexible rotatable member, a flexible rotatable member, a slidable member contacting an internal surface of the flexible rotatable member, a holder for holding the slidable member, and a pressure roller for applying a pressure to the flexible rotatable member thereby forming a nip portion with the slidable member, wherein a holding surface of the holder includes a first holding area of a crowned shape in which a central portion in a longitudinal direction of the holder protrudes more than both end portions toward the nip portion, and a second holding area of a crowned shape, which is provided at a downstream side of the first holding area in a moving direction of the flexible rotatable member and in which a central portion in a longitudinal direction of the holder protrudes more than both end portions toward the nip portion, and the second holding area has a crown amount larger than a crown amount of the first holding area. This configuration allows to suppress creases and undulations in a recording medium in an image forming apparatus. |
