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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixing device and an image forming apparatus in which no paper wrapping and image turbulence occur even in no oil fixing. SOLUTION: A high rank roll 12 forming a nip by facing a low rank roll 13 with a belt member 11 in between, a heating means 15 provided inside the high rank roll 12 or in its vicinity are provided in the fixing device 10. By having recording sheet S carrying the unfixed toner image pass through the nip, the unfixed toner image is melted by heat and fixed to the recording sheet S. A separating member 16 is provided to have its tip brought into contact with the belt member 11 and the recording sheet S passed through the nip is separated from the belt member 11. The belt member 11 in the vicinity of the part of contact of the separating member 16 tip is not in contact with the high rank roll 12. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
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