Abstract:
A fixing apparatus includes a heating roller and a nip forming unit facing the heating roller to form a fixing nip. The heating roller includes a resistive heating layer receiving an electric current to generate heat, and a base material supporting the resistive heating layer, wherein a resistance per unit length of the resistive heating layer at opposite sides in a length direction is less than a resistance per unit length of the resistive heating layer at a center portion.
Abstract:
A fixing member has a releasing layer that includes a releasing layer material. A method of manufacturing the fixing member having the releasing layer includes the releasing layer material. The releasing layer includes a monomolecular layer of organic silane-based compounds.