Patent ID: 7890017

Claim:
A fixing device comprising: a fixing roller that applies heat to a recording medium on a conveyor path; a pressing roller that is opposed to the fixing roller across the conveyor path and extends parallel to an axial direction of the fixing roller; a casing that houses the fixing roller and the pressing roller in a rotatable manner; a pair of first frames that support an axis of each of the fixing roller and the pressing roller; a pair of second frames arranged in parallel to the axial direction such that the first frames are connected to each other via the second frames; a first cover portion that is arranged on one of the second frames and covers an upper peripheral surface of at least one of the fixing roller and the pressing roller; a second cover portion that is arranged on another one of the second frames and covers a lower peripheral surface of at least one of the fixing roller and the pressing roller; and a coupling member that couples the first cover portion to the second cover portion and has a bridge structure from the first cover portion to the second cover portion.