Patent ID: 7983598
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device for fixing an unfixed toner image on a sheet while conveying the sheet, comprising: a rotatable fixing member; a pressing member to contact the fixing member to form a fixing nip therebetween; a drive input rotating body to receive an external driving force and transmit the driving force to the fixing member; a first frame to support the fixing member and the pressing member; a support shaft provided on the first frame to support the drive input rotating body; at least one positioning member supported by an image forming apparatus body when the fixing device is installed in the image forming apparatus body, the at least one positioning member being combined with an end of the support shaft in an axial direction of the support shaft; and a second frame disposed facing the first frame with the at least one positioning member interposed therebetween, the second frame supporting the end of the support shaft together with the first frame.