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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2012
Naoyuki Iwata, Kakamigahara, JP;
Naoyuki Iwata, Kakamigahara, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a fixing device configured to thermally fix a developer image onto a sheet, the fixing device including: a flexible tubular member; a nip member; a backup member; a first member: a second member: a biasing member; and a transmission member. The biasing member presses the nip member toward the backup member side through the first member and the second member by biasing both end portions of the first member in a width direction of the sheet toward the backup member. The transmission member is provided between the first member and the second member. The transmission member transmits a biasing force, which is applied from the biasing member to the first member, to a center portion of the second member in the width direction of the sheet.