Patent ID: 8380108
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device comprising: a main body mounted on an image forming apparatus body; a fixing member that is included in the main body and that fixes an image to a recording medium; a pair of conveying rolls that is supported by the main body and that conveys the recording medium to which an image is fixed by the fixing member, the pair of conveying rolls comprising a driven roll and a driving roll disposed under the driven roll; and an exterior portion that is formed in the main body, disposed under the driving roll, forms an exterior face of the main body, and also forms an exterior face of the image forming apparatus body while the main body is mounted on the image forming apparatus body, wherein: the pair of conveying rolls ejects the recording medium from the main body to an ejecting section, a bottom surface of the ejecting section is formed by a combination of a first bottom surface formed in the exterior portion and a second bottom surface formed in the image forming apparatus body, and a top of the first bottom surface of the exterior portion is positioned lower than a top of the second bottom surface of the image forming apparatus body while the main body is mounted on the image forming apparatus body.