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.

 
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