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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image heating apparatus which can be started speedily even in the case of using a belt having an elastic layer as a rotator and which can be used for an image forming device capable of forming a full color image. SOLUTION: The image heating apparatus comprises: a heater 2; the rotator 1 having a metallic layer and an elastic layer and moving in contact with the heater 2; and a pressurizing member 4 for forming a nip part 7 for insert-hold- carrying a recording material 5 with the heater 2 via the rotator 1. The thickness of the metallic layer is≥10μm and≤60μm, and pressure to be applied to each unit length of the nip part concerning the longitudinal direction of the nip part is≥0.39 N/mm and≤0.98 N/mm. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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