摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a belt type fixing device capable of performing stable fixing operation. SOLUTION: This device has a pressure roller 120 press-contacting with a fixing belt 110 to be heated, and either of them is driven and the other follows it. Recording material S where a toner image is formed is made to pass through the center part N1 of a press-contact part N so that the toner image is heated, melted and fixed on the recording material. The device is provided with high grip members at both ends of the belt 110 in the peripheral direction thereof. The high grip member is constituted of an endless belt possessing a smaller inside diameter than the outside diameter of the end of the belt 110 in a free state and having elasticity.
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