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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the damage to a fixing rotary member of a fixing device without hindering a normal movement of a separation member even in a case where foreign substances such as toner and silicone oil stick to an area between a separation member which separates a transfer sheet from the fixing rotary member and a support member which supports it. SOLUTION: In the fixing device, a support member 40 supports a separation claw (separation member) 60 in such a manner that the separation claw 60 freely turns around a support shaft 50 and freely moves between a separation position where the separation claw is in slide contact with the circumference of the fixing roller (fixing rotary member) thereby separating a transfer sheet from the fixing roller and a spaced position where the separation claw is spaced from the circumference of the fixing roller. Projections are formed on the opposite contact faces 42a and 43a of the support member 40 or/and the contact face 61a of the separation claw 60. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
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