CPC G03G 15/2053 (2013.01) [G03G 15/2064 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00143 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00151 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2035 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2038 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
1. A fixing device comprising:
a belt having a tubular shape and extending in a longitudinal direction, the belt having a longitudinal end forming an edge of the belt;
a drive roller to rotate the belt, to convey a print medium between the drive roller and the belt;
a bushing located at the longitudinal end of the belt, the bushing including a shoulder adjacent to the longitudinal end of the belt and a stem extending from the shoulder to an inside of the belt to support the belt; and
a guide wall adjacent to the bushing to guide the bushing to move along an arcuate path in a direction opposite to a conveyance direction of the print medium, when the belt moves toward the bushing.
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