| 摘要 |
A fixing device for fixing a toner image on a recording medium includes a first fixing station. The first fixing station includes a fixing roller to rotate about a shaft in a predetermined direction, a pressing roller to rotate and contact the fixing roller to form a nip therebetween through which a recording medium bearing a toner image passes to fix the toner image by heat and pressure, a positioning mechanism to change the position of the pressing roller, a sheet separator disposed downstream from the nip to move in conjunction with movement of the pressing roller without changing relative positions with respect to the fixing roller, and a bracket disposed rotatable about the shaft of the fixing roller, to hold the sheet separator. A portion of the bracket contacts a portion of the positioning mechanism to be positioned in place.
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