Patent ID: 8422925

Claim:
A transfer-fixing device for transferring and fixing a toner image on a transfer-fixing side of a recording medium, comprising: a transfer-fixing member to carry the toner image; a pressing member to press against the transfer-fixing member to form a nip between the transfer-fixing member and the pressing member through which the recording medium passes; a heat transmission member provided upstream from the nip in a recording medium conveyance direction to heat the transfer-fixing side of the recording medium while guiding the recording medium to the nip; a heating member connected to the heat transmission member to heat the heat transmission member; a biasing member to bias the recording medium guided by the heat transmission member against the heat transmission member, the biasing member includes a brush member to contact the recording medium guided by the heat transmission member; and a plate member provided between the brush member and the pressing member to prevent bristles of the brush member from being caught between the transfer-fixing member and the pressing member.