Fixing device, belt device, and image forming apparatus

摘要

A fixing device includes a first support and a second support to rotatably support a fixing rotator at a first lateral end and a second lateral end of the fixing rotator in an axial direction thereof. A first stopper is mounted on the first support. A second stopper is mounted on the second support. A first skew restraint projects from an outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator radially at the first lateral end of the fixing rotator in the axial direction thereof. A second skew restraint projects from the outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator radially at the second lateral end of the fixing rotator in the axial direction thereof. The second skew restraint comes into contact with the second stopper as the fixing rotator moves in the axial direction thereof toward the first support.

主权项

1. A fixing device comprising:
a fixing rotator rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation; a pressure rotator pressed against the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed; a first support to rotatably support the fixing rotator at a first lateral end of the fixing rotator in an axial direction thereof, the first support being nonrotatable and extending at least partially inside the fixing rotator; a second support to rotatably support the fixing rotator at a second lateral end of the fixing rotator in the axial direction thereof, the second support being nonrotatable and extending at least partially inside the fixing rotator; a first stopper fixedly mounted on the first support; a second stopper fixedly mounted on the second support; a first skew restraint projecting from an outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator radially at the first lateral end of the fixing rotator in the axial direction thereof; and a second skew restraint projecting from the outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator radially at the second lateral end of the fixing rotator in the axial direction thereof, the second skew restraint to come into contact with the second stopper as the fixing rotator moves in the axial direction thereof toward the first support.