A fixing device for an image forming apparatus includes a fixing member and coating
member in contact there with for coating a parting agent on the surface of the
fixing member. A feeding member is in contact with the coating member in order
to feed the parting agent to the coating member. A holding member contains the
parting agent and is held in sliding contact with the feeding member to thereby
deposit the parting agent on the feeding member. The rotational speed of the coating
member is controlled by a coefficient of friction between the coating member and
the fixing member.
