Patent ID: 8463168
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A fixing device to fix a toner image on a sheet of recording media, comprising: a first rotary member that rotates in a predetermined direction; a second rotary member that contacts an outer circumferential surface of the first rotary member; a stationary member disposed inside the first rotary member and that presses the first rotary member against the second rotary member to form a nip portion between the first and second rotary members through which the sheet is transported, the stationary member being disposed at a location stationary relative to the nip portion; a reinforcement member provided at a location inside the first rotary member stationary relative to the nip portion to support the stationary member; a heat source to heat the first rotary member; and a reflector mounted in a position stationary relative to the reinforcement member to reflect heater light emitted from the heat source toward the first rotary member, the reflector is at a position that does not contact the first rotary member, wherein a space between the reinforcement member and the reflector is an air layer.