HEATING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICONE RUBBER SPONGE AND ROLLER

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heating device using a pressure roller which can effectively use the heat from a heating means because of low heat conductivity and increase the nip width formed between the heating means and the pressure roller because of small hardness. SOLUTION: This heating device is equipped with the pressure roller having an elastic layer having dispersed gap parts formed of resin microballoons.