In a fixing apparatus capable of reducing unevenness in temperature
distribution in an axial direction while reducing heat loss at an end
portion, a fixing belt 11 extended around a fixation roller 13 and a
fixation tension roller 14 is heated by a coil unit 28 for effecting
induction heating. The fixation tension roller 14 is assembled by
inserting a heat pipe 15 into a hollow roller 14a. At both end portions,
the hollow roller 14a is covered with a cover portion having small holes.