Patent ID: 6782229
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A fixing device to fix a toner image on the sheet, comprising:a first roller; a second roller configured to sandwich and convey the sheet together with the first roller to fix the toner image on the sheet; a peeling member located on a sheet exit side relative to the first and second rollers and configured to guide the sheet from a nip between the first roller and the second roller, away from the first roller; and a positioning mechanism configured to position the peeling member, the positioning mechanism having a support shaft which is located on a sheet exit side relative to the first roller in a state parallel to a central axis of the first roller, a positioning member which carries the peeling member, which is supported by the support shaft to be rotatable in a direction toward and away from a roller shaft of the first roller, and which is configured to abut a peripheral surface portion of the roller shaft, and an elastic member which is configured to apply a force to the positioning member in a direction to abut on the peripheral surface portion of the roller shaft.