Patent ID: 8706015
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device comprising a fixing part and a pressing part, the fixing part including: a fixing roller; a heating member as a heat generator having a curved surface; and, an endless fixing belt wound between the fixing roller and the outer peripheral side of the heating member, the pressing part being arranged so as to oppose the fixing roller and press the fixing roller via the fixing belt, wherein the heating member is arranged close to, and so as to cover, the outer peripheral side of the fixing roller, and formed with an opening extending along an axial direction of the fixing roller so as to open, at least, the portion where the fixing roller and the pressing part oppose each other, and edges defining the opening, extending along the axial direction of the fixing roller, are positioned closer to the pressing part side than the center axis of the fixing roller is.