Patent ID: 9235172
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. A fixing device for fixing a toner image formed on a recording material, on a recording material, said fixing device comprising: a cylindrical film; a heater having a first surface contacting an inner surface of said film; an opposed member cooperating with said heater to form a press-contact portion with said film interposed therebetween; a supporting member configured to support a second surface of said heater opposite the first surface; and a heat conduction member contacting said second surface, wherein with respect to a generatrix direction of said film, an end portion of a contact region between said heat conduction member and said second surface is at or inside an end portion of said press-contact portion, and wherein in a region from an the end portion of the contact region to an outside of the end portion of said press-contact portion with respect to the generatrix direction, said supporting member includes a first region not contacting said second surface and a second region contacting said second surface outside said first region.