Patent ID: 7187896
Filing Date: 2007-03-06
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device, adapted to be incorporated in an image forming apparatus and operable to fix a toner image on a recording medium, the fixing device comprising: a first rotative member and a second rotative member, forming a nip portion therebetween, at which the toner image is fixed on the recording medium; and a separator, having a first portion adapted to separate the recording medium, which has been passed through the nip portion, from one of the first rotative member and the second rotative member, the separator extending in a first direction which is perpendicular to a transporting direction of the recording medium, wherein: the first portion is convex toward an upstream side of the transporting direction; and the separator is curved such that both end portions thereof in the first direction are made closer to one of the first rotative member and the second rotative member than a center portion thereof in the first direction.