Patent ID: 8543025
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device configured to fix a toner image on a recording medium, the fixing device comprising: an endless belt-shaped fixing member configured to rotate in a direction, the fixing member shaped to a loop, and the fixing member having an inner circumferential face coated with a lubricant; a pressing member contacting an outer circumferential surface of the fixing member, the pressing member configured to press against the fixing member; a driver configured to drive and rotate the pressing member; a contact member provided inside the loop formed by the fixing member and pressed against the pressing member via the fixing member to form a nip between the pressing member and the fixing member through which the recording medium bearing the toner image passes; and a heating member provided inside the loop formed by the fixing member, the heating member configured to heat the fixing member, wherein,