Patent ID: 7912413
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device that thermally fixes an unfixed image onto a recording sheet having the unfixed image formed thereon, by passing the recording sheet through a fixing nip, the fixing device comprising: an endless belt being rotated in a closed rotation path and being heated by electromagnetic induction; a first roller being positioned inside the closed rotation path; a second roller pressing the first roller from outside of the closed rotation path such that the fixing nip is formed between an outer circumferential surface of the belt and the second roller; an excitation coil being positioned outside the closed rotation path; and a fixed plate being positioned inside the closed rotation path, being in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the belt, and being substantially opposed to the excitation coil with the belt therebetween, the fixed plate keeping the belt on the closed rotation path, wherein the fixed plate includes: