Patent ID: 9395663
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. A fixing device comprising: a fixing belt that includes a conductive layer; an induced current generation section that opposes the fixing belt in a thickness direction, performs electromagnetic induction heating on the conductive layer, and is disposed further toward an outside of the fixing belt in a diameter direction than an outer circumferential surface of the fixing belt; an auxiliary heat generation section that opposes the induced current generation section with the fixing belt interposed therebetween, and is disposed further toward an inside of the fixing belt in the diameter direction than an inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt; a temperature detection section that detects a temperature of the auxiliary heat generation section; and a control section that relatively moves the outer circumferential surface of the fixing belt and the induced current generation section on the basis of a detection result from the temperature detection section.