Patent ID: 7035580

Claim:
A fixing device to fix a toner image on the sheet, comprising: conveying means for sandwiching and conveying the sheet between a first roller and a second roller to fix the toner image on the sheet; peeling means located on a sheet exit side relative to the conveying means for guiding the sheet from a nip between the first roller and the second roller, away from the first roller; and positioning means for positioning the peeling means, the positioning means comprising: a support shaft which is located on a sheet exit side relative to the first roller in a state parallel to a central axis of the first roller, a positioning member which carries the peeling means, which is supported by the support shaft to be rotatable in a direction toward and away from a roller shaft of the first roller, and which is configured to abut a peripheral surface portion of the roller shaft, and elastic means for applying a force to the positioning member in a direction to abut on the peripheral surface portion of the roller shaft.