Patent ID: 9195189
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device configured to thermally fix a developing agent image to a recording sheet, the fixing device comprising: a fixing belt having a tubular shape defining an inner space; a heat generating member disposed in the inner space of the fixing belt and configured to generate heat; a nip member made of metal and disposed in the inner space of the fixing belt such that an inner surface of the fixing belt is configured to make slide contact with the nip member; a rotating member configured to rotate and disposed outside the inner space of the fixing belt such that the fixing belt is nipped in a nip region between the nip member and the rotating member; a stay made of metal and disposed in the inner space of the fixing belt, the stay comprising a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion configured to receive a force exerted from the rotating member to the nip member; and a heat insulator made of a non-metallic material and disposed between the nip member and the first receiving portion of the stay and not disposed between the nip member and the second receiving portion of the stay.