Patent ID: 9235177
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. A fixing device comprising: a rotatable fixing member to apply heat to a recording medium bearing an unfixed image thereon; a heat source to heat the fixing member; a rotatable pressing member to press against the fixing member; a nip formation member opposed to the pressing member in the fixing member, the nip formation member forming a fixing nip between the fixing member and the pressing member; a conveyance path to convey the recording medium via the fixing nip; a sheet ejection member to receive and transport the recording medium ejected from the fixing nip, the sheet ejection member disposed downstream of the fixing nip in the conveyance path; and a controller to stop rotation of the fixing member while the recording medium is being transported by the sheet ejection member through the conveyance path after passing through the fixing nip.