Patent ID: 9348278
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. A fixing device comprising: an endless belt configured to circularly move in a moving direction about an axis extending in an axial direction, the endless belt having an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface, the outer peripheral surface having a first outer end portion and a second outer end portion in the axial direction, the inner peripheral surface having a first inner end portion and a second inner end portion in the axial direction; a frame; a first pressing member having a first contact portion configured to be in contact with the first outer end portion, the first pressing member being a leaf spring and configured to press the first outer end portion toward the inner peripheral surface, the first pressing member including a first base portion fixed to the frame and a first distal end portion functioning as the first contact portion, the first distal end portion being positioned at one of upstream and downstream relative to the first base portion in the moving direction of the endless belt; and a second pressing member having a second contact portion configured to be in contact with the second outer end portion, the second pressing member being a leaf spring and configured to press the second outer end portion toward the inner peripheral surface, the second pressing member including a second base portion fixed to the frame and a second distal end portion functioning as the second contact portion, the second distal end portion being positioned at the one of upstream and downstream relative to the second base portion in the moving direction of the endless belt.