Image forming apparatus
US8041277B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2028
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a guide member configured to guide a sheet to a nip section between a heating roller and a pressing roller disposed close to the upstream side of the rollers and on the pressing roller side. A downstream end of the guide member is disposed on the heating roller side with respect to the nip surface between the rollers so that a header of the sheet to be printed is in contact with the heating roller first, and a downstream end of the fixing device introduction guide member is concavely curved.
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