| 摘要 |
A fixing apparatus includes a first rotatable member configured to heat, in a fixing nip, an unfixed toner image formed on a sheet with toner comprising the parting material; a second rotatable member cooperative with the first rotatable member to form the fixing nip; a cleaner configured to clean the first rotatable member; and a covering member configured to cover the first rotatable member over a range from the cleaner to a neighborhood of an entrance of the fixing nip along a rotational direction of the first rotatable member with a gap of not less than 0.5 mm and not more than 3.5 mm. |
