A fixing unit that fixes a toner image carried on a recording medium
includes a rotation member, and a pressure belt module that is provided
with a pressure belt, a pressure roller supporting the pressure belt and
pressing the rotation member, and a belt-supporting roller supporting the
pressure belt. The pressure roller includes a first roller that is formed
into a cylindrical shape, and a second roller that is disposed inside the
first roller and formed into a crown shape, in which an axially central
portion thereof is larger in outer diameter than both end portions
thereof.