Patent ID: 7110711

Claim:
A thermal fixing device comprising: a fixing member disposed to be in contact with a fixation medium; a pressuring member disposed to face the fixing member and configured to press the fixation medium against the fixing member; a conveying unit configured to convey the fixation medium that has passed through between the fixing member and the pressuring member; and a guide member configured to guide the fixation medium to the conveyance position; wherein the conveyance unit comprises, a first conveyance roller configured to convey the fixation medium, and configured to be in contact with the fixation medium on a surface that is opposite to a surface where the fixing roller contacts with at a position that is downstream of the fixing roller with respect to a conveyance direction of the fixation medium and is upstream of a conveyance position where the conveyance unit conveys the fixation medium; and a plurality of second conveyance rollers disposed along the conveyance direction of the fixation medium, and each disposed to face the first conveyance roller to support and convey the fixation medium; and wherein the guide member is disposed to face the first conveyance roller, and a first (downstream) end portion of the guide member is disposed on a line that passes a contact portion between the first conveyance roller and an upstream side second conveyance roller and a second (upstream) end portion of the guide member, wherein the pressuring member comprises a plurality of the pressuring members disposed along the conveyance direction of the fixation medium.