Patent ID: 7734239
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device comprising: a pair of rotating bodies forming a nip portion, for fixing an image formed on a surface of a sheet; a separating pawl having a leading end portion and a tailing end portion, a tip part of the leading end portion being made in press contact with a surface of at least one of the pair of rotating bodies, and having a pivotal portion integrally formed between the leading end portion and the tailing end portion, the tailing end portion having a spring property capable of adjusting press-contact force of the tip part; a case accommodating the separating pawl and directly supporting the separating pawl rotatably through the pivotal portion of the separating pawl; and the pivotal portion of the separating pawl is formed into a cylindrical shape and wherein the case includes a shaft that passes through the pivotal portion of the separating pawl for directly supporting the separating pawl rotatably through the pivotal portion of the separating pawl.