Image forming apparatus
US7657219B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00421
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including: a paper feed cassette; a paper pickup roller; an image forming portion; a fixing unit; a paper discharge portion for discharging paper P with a developer image fused and fixed thereon; and an inversion roller and a paper discharge drive roller for conveying paper P along a paper conveyance path, and is constructed such that guide ribs are provided for a curved portion in a main conveyance path and the first and second curved portions of a sub conveyance path are provided in shapes that will not cause concentration of stress acting on the paper P in abutment.
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