Image forming apparatus having mechanism for placing fixing unit in nip relaxed state
US8509654B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1654
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a door to cover an opening in a chassis, a fixing unit, a frame, a linear motion member to linearly move along with the door, a guiding member to guide the linear motion member to move linearly, a coupler assembly to couple the door with the linear motion member and move the linear motion member, and a manipulation member being movable according to movement of the linear motion member. The linear motion member includes a contact portion, with which the manipulation member comes in contact along an intersecting direction. The guiding member includes a slider plane to slidably support the linear motion member. The linear motion member is slidably supported by the slider plane of the guiding member at a surface which is on an opposite side from the surface having the contact portion.
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