Patent ID: 9465360
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. A fixing device comprising: first and second rotatable members configured to fix, at a nip therebetween, a toner image formed on a sheet by using a toner containing a parting agent; a casing provided with a sheet introducing opening and a sheet discharging opening and configured to include said first and second rotatable members; a fan; a duct that extends into an inner side of said casing from an outer side of said casing and is configured to guide air from said fan toward one longitudinal end portion of said first rotatable member; and a cover member provided in the inner side of said casing and configured to cover an outer surface of said first rotatable member, wherein said cover member has one end opposed to said sheet introducing opening and the other end contacted with said duct in a rotational direction of said first rotatable member.