Fixing device including a guide member for guiding a sheet to a fixing area and image forming apparatus including the same
US8965258B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/657
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device includes a pair of fixing members and a guide member. The guide member includes a guide plate having a guide surface, a back surface when the guide surface is defined as a front surface, and holes that are spaced apart from each other in a widthwise direction of the sheet and that extend through the guide surface and the back surface; and sheet receiving members that are disposed in correspondence with the holes, each sheet receiving member including a body and an insertion portion that protrudes from the body and that is inserted into the corresponding hole, the insertion portions being inserted into the corresponding holes and being moved along the guide surface, so that the sheet receiving members are mounted to the guide plate while the bodies protrude from the guide surface.
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