Image forming apparatus having peel-off units
US11143998B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6532
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a first peel-off unit whose end portion is in contact with the image carrier and that peels off a recording medium from the image carrier, and a second peel-off unit whose end portion is not in contact with the image carrier and that peels off a recording medium from the image carrier. The second peel-off unit is disposed in such a way that the end portion thereof is located at a position that is the same as or upstream of a position of the end portion of the first peel-off unit in a rotation direction of the image carrier, and the second peel-off unit is movable so that the end portion thereof moves away from the image carrier.
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