Fixing roller for fixing unit, fixing unit, image forming apparatus, roller replacement aid for fixing unit, and method of replacing fixing roller in fixing unit

摘要

In a fixing unit (12) in which at least one of a heating roller (14) and a pressing roller (15) is provided as a fixing roller and is replaceably supported along the axial direction of the fixing roller, a sliding member (14d) is formed integrally to the inside of the fixing roller, so that the sliding member (14d) slides on the outer circumference of a roller guiding shaft (30) upon replacing the fixing roller.