Patent ID: 8249486
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing unit comprising: a heating roller; a pressure roller capable of being brought into press-contact with the heating roller, one of the heating roller and the pressure roller being a roller to be replaced, and the roller to be replaced being configured to be extracted along a shaft direction thereof; and an assist-unit linkage part to which an assist unit, for assisting an extraction of the roller to be replaced, is detachably linked, the assist-unit linkage part being provided at a tip end part in an extracting direction of the roller to be replaced, wherein the assist-unit linkage part includes a heat transfer preventing member provided inside an area near one opening end of the roller to be replaced, the heat transfer preventing member being integrated with the roller to be replaced, and wherein the assist unit is attached to the roller to be replaced through the heat transfer preventing member.