Patent ID: 9740149
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. A fixing device comprising: an endless belt having an inner surface; a heat source; a nip member having a contact surface slidably contacting the inner surface, the nip member being configured to be heated by the heat source; and a backup member configured to pinch the endless belt in cooperation with the nip member while the backup member rotates together with the endless belt, wherein the contact surface includes a first portion receiving urging force from the backup member and a second portion other than the first portion, at least a part of the first portion being coated by a first material providing a slidability higher than that of the nip member, and the second portion including a region uncoated with the first material, wherein the contact surface is coated with a second material providing a slidability higher than that of the nip member and lower than that of the first material, and wherein the first material is coated over the second material.