| 摘要 |
A disclosed fixing device includes a fixing material application unit (13) applying a fixing material to a fixing material carrier (11), a transfer unit (12) transferring the fixing material onto a recording medium, a cleaning blade (15) cleaning the fixing material carrier after the fixing material is transferred onto the recording medium, and a lubricant agent application unit (16) disposed on a downstream side of the cleaning blade on the fixing material carrier (11) and applying a lubricant agent to the fixing material carrier. Further, before a fixing operation is started, the lubricant agent application unit (16) applies the lubricant agent to the fixing material carrier, and the fixing material carrier moves in a direction opposite to a direction when the fixing operation is performed and to a position where the applied lubricant agent is adhered to the cleaning blade. |
