Patent ID: 9671726
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. A fixing device comprising: an endless member; a heater that extends inside the endless member and is elongated in a longitudinal direction; a nip member extending inside the endless member, the nip member being arranged to contact the endless member; a backup member, the backup member and the nip member being configured to nip the endless member therebetween to form a nip portion between the endless member and the backup member, wherein a recording sheet is to be conveyed at the nip portion in a conveyance direction; a metal stay extending inside the endless member and configured to support the nip member; and a reflection member disposed between the heater and the metal stay and configured to reflect a radiant heat from the heater, the reflection member comprising: wherein, when viewed from the longitudinal direction, a line segment connecting a center of the heater, in the conveyance direction, and a center of the backup member, in the conveyance direction, passes through the nip member, and wherein the metal stay comprises: