Fixing device and image forming apparatus

A fixing device comprising:

• a rotator being formed into a loop and rotatable in a rotation direction;
• an abutment to press against an outer circumferential surface of the rotator in a pressurization direction;
• a heat generator, disposed inside the loop formed by the rotator, to radiate radiant heat;
• a reflector disposed inside the loop formed by the rotator;
• a support supporting the reflector;
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• a fastener fastening the reflector to the support at an attachment position disposed at each lateral end of the reflector in a longitudinal direction of the reflector,
• the reflector including:
• a reflection face to reflect the radiant heat radiated from the heat generator toward the rotator, the reflection face including an angled portion angled relative to the pressurization direction and disposed on at least a part of the reflection face;
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• an attachment portion, contacting the fastener, to prevent the reflector from being deformed in accordance with deformation of the support by pressure exerted by the abutment and being pivoted about the fastener in a surface direction parallel to the reflection face of the reflector.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image forming device to form a toner image on a recording medium;
• and
• a fixing device to fix the toner image on the recording medium,
• the fixing device including:
• a rotator being formed into a loop and rotatable in a rotation direction;
• an abutment to press against an outer circumferential surface of the rotator;
• a heat generator disposed inside the loop formed by the rotator, the heat generator including a heat generating portion to radiate radiant heat;
• a reflector disposed inside the loop formed by the rotator, the reflector including a reflection face to reflect the radiant heat radiated from the heat generator toward the rotator;
• a support supporting the reflector;
• a holder holding each lateral end of the support in a longitudinal direction of the support, which is perpendicular to the rotation direction of the rotator;
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• a fastener attaching the reflector to the support at an attachment position disposed at each lateral end of the reflector in a longitudinal direction of the reflector, the attachment position being disposed outboard from a lateral edge of the heat generating portion of the heat generator and disposed inboard from the holder in the longitudinal direction of the reflector.