Patent ID: 8548367
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device comprising: a fixing member that is rotatably provided and heats an image formed on a recording material to fix the image to the recording material; a contact member that moves the recording material positioned between the fixing member and the contact member by being rotationally driven while coming into contact with the fixing member, and is provided so as to be separated from the fixing member; and a rotating member that is mounted on the contact member, is disposed so as to come into contact with the fixing member while the contact member is separated from the fixing member, rotates while interlocking with the contact member, transmits a rotational driving force from the contact member to the fixing member, and rotates with respect to the contact member when the fixing member is rotated by an external force and a rotational driving force is transmitted to the rotating member from the fixing member.