Patent ID: 7505713

Claim:
A rollers separating unit of a fixing unit including first and second rollers that face each other, which is installed in a main body of an image forming apparatus, the rollers separating unit, comprising: an elastic support member rotatably hinge-coupled to one side of a housing of the fixing unit, to elastically bias the first roller against the second roller, so that the first and second rollers pressurize each other; a first lever rotatably hinge-coupled to one end of the elastic support member, to rotate the elastic support member at a first predetermined angle, so that the first and second rollers are separated from each other; a cover rotatably hinge-coupled to one side of the main body, to operate the first lever so as to increase a distance between the first and second rollers when the cover is opened, and a fixing member to fix the first lever to the housing of the fixing unit, when the first lever is rotated in an opening direction of the cover, at a second predetermined angle.