An image forming apparatus is provided with a main body, an image forming
assembly accommodated in the main body, a withdrawable unit accommodated
in the main body in such a manner as to be withdrawable to the outside, a
fixing unit for fixing a toner image to a recording sheet with heat from
the heating member by conveying the recording sheet having the toner
image transferred thereto while nipping it between a heating member and
the pressure member, and a temperature raising device for raising the
temperature of the heating member. The fixing unit is detachably mounted
on the withdrawable unit. On the other hand, the temperature raising
device includes a mounting portion different from that of the heating
member, and is fixedly attached to the withdrawable unit and is kept
attached to the withdrawable unit even if the fixing unit is separated
from the withdrawable unit.