Separation member, separation device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus

A separator to separate a conveyance object from two rotation bodies, the conveyance object having been sent out from a nip that is formed by the two rotation bodies that are in contact with one another, the separator comprising:

• a wavy part directed toward the nip and inclined from a normal to a center line of the two rotation bodies at a predetermined angle, wherein
• the wavy part covers a contact zone where the conveyance object can come into contact with the separator along a conveyance direction and along a width direction of the conveyance object, and
• the wavy part has a plurality of depressions parallel to each other and extending in a direction inclined from the conveyance direction and inclined from the width direction, at least two of the depressions overlapping along the conveyance direction, and the wavy part has a plurality of projections formed between the grooves, the projections having smoothly curved surfaces.