Fixing device and image forming apparatus

A fixing device comprising:

• a rotatable fixing belt of an endless shape configured to fix an unfixed image on a recording medium conveyed to a fixing nip;
• a nip formation pad disposed inside a loop of the fixing belt;
• a support supporting the nip formation pad;
• an opposing rotator abutting on the nip formation pad via the fixing belt to form the fixing nip between the opposing rotator and the fixing belt;
• a heat source configured to heat the fixing belt;
• a housing accommodating the fixing belt, the nip formation pad, the support, the opposing rotator, and the heat source, the housing having an inlet opening configured to receive the recording medium;
• an inlet guide disposed at the inlet opening and configured to guide the recording medium to the fixing nip;
• an airflow generator configured to generate an airflow in the housing;
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• an airflow guide configured to guide the airflow toward the inlet opening to generate a flow of air in the inlet opening in a direction different from a conveyance direction in which the recording medium is conveyed to the inlet opening.