Patent ID: 8417168

Claim:
A fixing device comprising: a fixing member that fixes a toner image on a recording medium; a pressure member that comes into pressure-contact with an outer peripheral surface of the fixing member and thereby forms a fixing pressure portion between the pressure member and the fixing member, the fixing pressure portion allowing the recording medium carrying an unfixed toner image to pass therethrough; a tension member that is arranged to face the pressure member with the fixing member interposed therebetween, and tensions the fixing member; a peeling member that is arranged at a position downstream of the fixing pressure portion in a recording medium transport direction and adjacent to the tension member, and peels the recording medium from the fixing member; and an exit guide member that guides the recording medium while keeping a temperature of the recording medium, after the recording medium passes through the fixing pressure portion, wherein the exit guide member includes: a plate portion that guides the recording medium; and a thermal-insulation member that is provided on a rear surface of the plate portion, the rear surface being opposite to a surface on which the recording medium passes, and wherein the exit guide member is not in contact with the fixing member and the pressure member which constitute a nip portion.