Image forming apparatus
US7130575B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00421
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing device that fixes the toner image onto the recording medium by applying heat and pressure; ejection rollers provided away from the fixing device for ejecting the recording medium; a guide provided on at least one part of a recording medium ejection path between the ejection rollers and the fixing device for guiding a conveyance of the recording medium; at least one spur provided on the guide, having a plurality of teeth on a circumference thereof; and a slit formed on the guide so that the plurality of teeth of the spur are protruded on a side of the recording medium ejection path through the slit, wherein the recording medium is conveyed from the fixing device by bringing the plurality of teeth of the spur into contact with a surface of the recording medium.
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