Sheet separator for an image forming apparatus
US5600428A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S271/90
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus of the type developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier by using toner having a softening point of 80.degree. C. or below and transferring the resulting toner image to a sheet, a sheet separator separates, after the image transfer, the sheet from the surface of the image carrier while making sliding contact therewith at an edge portion thereof. The edge portion has a tip contacting the surface of the image carrier and has a particular radius of curvature.
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