Patent ID: 8725039
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device, comprising: a first roller and a second roller that form a fixing nip portion for applying a fixing processing to a sheet; a housing that accommodates the first roller and the second roller, the housing having an opening through which the fixing nip portion is exposed; a cover member pivotally mounted on the housing, the cover member being operable to change a posture thereof between a closing posture where the opening is covered, and an opening posture where the opening is opened; a first conveyance roller rotatably supported on the housing for conveying the sheet that has passed the fixing nip portion; a second conveyance roller rotatably supported on the cover member, the second conveyance roller being pressingly contacted with the first conveyance roller when the cover member is in the closing posture; a first urging member that applies an urging force to the cover member in the opening posture for returning the cover member from the opening posture to an intermediate posture between the opening posture and the closing posture; and a second urging member that applies an urging force to the second conveyance roller for pressingly contacting the second conveyance roller with the first conveyance roller when the cover member is in the closing posture, wherein the intermediate posture is a posture where the urging force of the first urging member is applied minimally to the cover member.