Image forming apparatus having sheet conveyance device
US6058287A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00586
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first image carrier for carrying a toner image formed thereon; a second image carrier for carrying the toner image transferred from the first image carrier and for conveying a recording sheet; a first transfer device for transferring the toner image carried on the first image carrier onto the second image carrier or an obverse side of the recording sheet; a second transfer device for transferring the toner image carried on the second image carrier onto a reverse side of the recording sheet and a fixing device for fixing the toner image transferred on the recording sheet. The second image carrier is provided with a curved portion at an end on a side of the fixing device, at which the recording sheet conveyed by the second image carrier is bent toward the reverse side of the recording sheet so as to separate the recording sheet from the second image carrier. A conveyor is provided between the curved portion and the fixing device, having rotatable spurred wheels each equipped with a plurality of protrusions on a circumferential surface thereof for conveying the separated recording sheet to the fixing device, wherein the spurred wheels contact to g…
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