An image heating apparatus comprising first and second belts for forming a
nip for heating an image on a recording material; a first pressing pad
for pressing the first belt at the nip; a first roller, provided spaced
from the first pressing pad with a gap therebetween, for pressing the
first belt at the nip; a second pressing pad, provided opposed to the
first pressing pad, for pressing the second belt at the nip; a second
roller, provided opposed to the first roller and contacted to the second
pressing pad, for pressing the second belt at the nip, the second roller
having a friction coefficient which is smaller than that of the first
roller.