Fixing apparatus

A fixing apparatus comprising:

• a fixing device for fixing a toner image on a sheet at a nip;
• and
• a guiding member for guiding the sheet toward the nip,
• wherein said guiding member comprises:
• an electroconductive metal plate which is electrically grounded;
• and
• an insulating resin member, provided to cover a part of said metal plate, slidable with the sheet, and
• wherein said resin member comprises:
• a plurality of rib portions, provided at different positions with respect to a direction perpendicular to a sheet conveyance direction, formed along the sheet conveyance direction;
• a plurality of openings, each provided between adjacent rib portions, for permitting exposure of said metal plate;
• and
• a downstream portion, substantially free from a stepped portion, which is provided at a downstreammost portion with respect to the sheet conveyance direction so as to be connected with said plurality of rib portions and which is extended flat in the direction perpendicular to the sheet conveyance direction in a sheet conveyance region.