Patent ID: 9188920
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device comprising: a heating section that is arranged to be out of contact with a recording medium which is transported, and heats a developer image on the recording medium; a contact member that is arranged on a downstream side from the heating section in a transport direction of the recording medium, and is in contact with an image surface on a developer image side of the recording medium; and a folding member that is arranged between the heating section and the contact member, and folds a transport path of the recording medium from the heating section to the contact member to a side opposite to an image surface side from an extended line so that the contact member is positioned on the opposite side of the heating section from an extended line of the transport path which faces the heating section, wherein the contact member is a preprocessing member downstream from the folding member, the preprocessing member including a temperature convergence section that converges a temperature of the recording medium to a preset temperature.