Patent ID: 7349641

Claim:
A fixing unit for an image forming apparatus, comprising: a heating element; a temperature sensor to detect a temperature of said heating element; an arm to hold said temperature sensor; a frame to support the heating element; an elastic member to support the arm; and a positioning member for adjusting a position of said arm with respect to said heating element such that the temperature sensor is away from the heating element with a space therebetween, said positioning member including a connecting member for connecting the arm and the elastic member to adjust the position of the arm with respect to the heating element in a state that the arm and the elastic member are attached to the frame, said connecting member being arranged to be adjustable for a position thereof with respect to the frame so that a deformation amount of the elastic member changes according to the position of the connecting member, said arm being arranged to be movable with respect to the heating element according to the deformation amount of the elastic member.