Patent ID: 9152108
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device comprising: an endless belt rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation; a nip formation assembly disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the endless belt; an opposed rotary body pressed against the nip formation assembly via the endless belt to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the opposed rotary body through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed; and a belt holder contacting and supporting each lateral end of the endless belt in an axial direction thereof, the belt holder isolated from the opposed rotary body with a first interval interposed therebetween in the axial direction of the endless belt, the nip formation assembly including a projection disposed downstream from the fixing nip in a recording medium conveyance direction and projecting toward the opposed rotary body, wherein the projection is at a location within the endless belt and contacts the endless belt at a position where the endless belt does not contact the opposed rotary body.