To reduce transfer of foreign substances adhering to the surface of a fixing roller onto a heating rotating member.
A fixing device is provided, including a heating rotary member 120, a fixing roller 110 having an elastic rubber layer 116 and forming a heating nip N2 by coming into contact with the heating rotary member, and a backup member 111 coming into contact with the fixing roller to form a fixing nip N1, wherein the surface of the fixing roller is heated at the heating nip by the heating rotary member and while a recording material P carrying a toner image is held and conveyed at the fixing nip, the toner image t is fixed by heating to the recording material on the surface of the fixing roller. The micro hardness Hμ of the surface of the fixing roller satisfies Hμ<50.
OGAWA KENICHI
NISHIDA SATOSHI
TETSUNO SHUICHI
SUGA SHOGO
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