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Image-forming device for suppressing recording sheet from flapping when transferring toner images thereon

US7542709B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateJul 25, 2007
Grant dateJun 2, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/14
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In an image-forming device including a photosensitive drum, a transfer roller, and a guide plate for guiding a recording sheet toward the photosensitive drum, a sponge is disposed between the guide plate and a transfer position where a developer image on the photosensitive drum is transferred to the recording sheet. The sponge can receive the trailing edge of the paper leaving the guide plate to suppress flapping of the trailing edge.

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