摘要 |
A fixing device, including: a rotatable heating roller including a heating source; and a pressure applying section including an endless fixing belt which is in pressure-contact with the heating roller and rotates with a rotation of the heating roller, wherein the pressure applying section further includes: a pressure applying member positioned to come into contact with an interior surface of the fixing belt and positioned to be inside both edges of the fixing belt to form a nipping portion between the fixing belt and the heating roller, by pressing the fixing belt against the heating roller; and a lubricant supplying member which supplies a lubricant onto the interior surface of the fixing belt, wherein the fixing device further includes a lubricant removing section including a scraping member to come into contact with the edge of the fixing belt to remove the lubricant.
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