Pressure member, fixing device, and image forming apparatus

A pressure member that is pressed against a first fixing member supported in a rotatable manner, the pressure member comprising:

• a belt-shaped component extending in a width direction of a medium that passes through a contact region where the belt-shaped component comes into contact with the first fixing member;
• a support component that is disposed opposite the first fixing member with the belt-shaped component interposed therebetween;
• and
• a pressing component that has a base end portion supported by the support component and a free end portion extending toward the contact region and that presses the belt-shaped component against the first fixing member by causing the free end portion to press the belt-shaped component toward the first fixing member,
• wherein the pressing component has a plurality of biasing portions that are arranged apart in the width direction and that are elastically deformable in correspondence with a thickness of the medium,
• wherein the biasing portions are connected in the width direction of the medium by the free end portion, and
• wherein the free end portion is disposed at an upstream side in a transport direction of the medium.