Fixing apparatus

A fixing apparatus comprising:

• a fixing roller, having a middle portion and both end portions in an axis direction thereof, the middle portion being smaller than the both end portions in a diameter;
• a pressing roller, rotated by being brought into press contact with the fixing roller so that a press contact portion is formed;
• an exfoliating member, exfoliating a sheet-like record medium from a surface of the fixing roller after the record medium is passed through the press contact portion;
• and
• restricting members, provided at both end portions of the exfoliating member, and brought into contact with the surface of the fixing roller so that an interval between the surface of the fixing roller an the exfoliating member is restricted,
• wherein an outer side portion of each of the restricting members is arranged on an outer side of each of both end edge portions of the fixing roller.

A fixing apparatus, comprising:

• a fixing member, driven so as to rotate;
• a pressing roller, rotated by being brought into press contact with the fixing roller so that a press contact portion is formed;
• and
• an exfoliating member, exfoliating a sheet-like record medium from at least one of a surface of the fixing roller and a surface of the pressing roller after the record medium is passed through the press contact portion, and guiding the recording medium,
• wherein the exfoliating member is provided on an upper side f an outlet of the press contact portion or a downstream side of an air flow from the outlet of the press contact portion;
• and
• wherein the exfoliating member is provided with a roller rotated in a direction of moving the record medium.