An induction heating and fixing device includes a hollow cylindrical fixing
member, a core for forming a closed magnetic circuit, a ring member formed
of magnetic material and provided on the core in the vicinity of the
bilateral ends of the fixing member, a coil wound around the core, and a
pressure member disposed so as to press against the fixing member. This
device suppresses temperature drop at the bilateral ends of the fixing
roller and maintains uniform temperature distribution in the axial
direction of the fixing roller by leaving the device open at both
bilateral ends.