Patent ID: 8971778
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device comprising: a first fixing member; a second fixing member, the first fixing member and the second fixing member being configured to form a nip portion therebetween and to convey a recording sheet in a conveyance direction at the nip portion; an urging mechanism comprising an urging member, the urging mechanism being configured to urge the first fixing member toward the second fixing member by an urging force of the urging member; a first frame configured to support the second fixing member; a second frame opposite to the second fixing member relative to the first fixing member; and a switching member configured to switch a width of the nip portion, wherein the switching member comprises: wherein the first frame and the second frame are connected to each other by the shaft, and wherein the first frame and the second frame are made of resin, and wherein a second side, which is opposite to the first side relative to the nip portion in the conveyance direction is provided with a restraint part configured to suppress the second frame from oscillating relative to the first frame about the shaft.