Patent ID: 8718524

Claim:
A fixation device comprising: a conveyance member configured to convey; a heater configured to heat the conveyance member; a pressure member being in contact with the conveyance member; a first sandwiching member disposed facing the pressure member with the conveyance member between the first sandwiching member and the pressure member and being in contact with the conveyance member; and a second sandwiching member disposed facing the pressure member with the conveyance member between the second sandwiching member and the pressure member and being in contact with the conveyance member, the second sandwiching member includes a plate spring and an L-shaped support body including a first support section and a second support section orthogonal to the first support section, the plate spring includes a fixed portion fixed to the first and second support sections of the L-shaped support body and a free end portion extending toward a downstream direction with respect to a rotational direction of the pressure member, wherein the free end portion is curved such that an end region of the free end portion that is furthest away from the L-shaped support body does not make contact with the pressure member.