Image forming apparatus with a simplified paper unjamming mechanism
US5049945A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 1990 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1684
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides an image forming apparatus which includes a rotating unit for slightly rotating an upper unit. The upper unit is provided with a heating member and is located in the image fixing unit. The upper unit is rotatably mounted on a lower unit which is provided with a pressure member in the image fixing unit to release the contact of the heating member with the pressure member. This image forming apparatus can easily and safely remove a jammed paper sheet from the image fixing unit.
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