Patent ID: 9116481
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device comprising: a fixing rotator rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation; a nip formation assembly contacting an inner circumferential surface of the fixing rotator; an opposed rotator to press against the nip formation assembly via the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip between the fixing rotator and the opposed rotator, the fixing nip through which a recording medium is conveyed; a support disposed opposite the inner circumferential surface of the fixing rotator to support the nip formation assembly; a heater disposed opposite the inner circumferential surface of the fixing rotator to heat the fixing rotator; and a reflector disposed opposite an outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator to reflect heat radiated from the fixing rotator onto the fixing rotator, the reflector spanning a circumferential span of the fixing rotator where the fixing rotator is spaced apart from the support with a decreased interval therebetween.