Electrophotography – Document handling – Copy
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-08
2008-04-08
Yan, Ren (Department: 2854)
Electrophotography
Document handling
Copy
C399S401000, C271S188000, C162S270000, C162S271000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11114869
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus having: an image forming portion to form an image on a sheet; a fixing device to fix the image to the sheet by heating; a conveying path switching member to switch a conveying direction of the sheet, which is provided on downstream of the fixing device in a sheet conveying direction; a first conveying path which has a first curved portion and is provided on downstream of the conveying path switching member; a second conveying path which has a second curved portion and is provided on downstream of the conveying path switching member; a curl applying member which is provided on downstream of the fixing device, and on upstream of the first and second curved portions; and a control unit to control driving of the conveying path switching member and of the curl applying member.
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Kawabata Shinichi
Kawachi Kunihiro
Miura Kazunobu
Miyamoto Taro
Mizuno Kyoichi
Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc.
Lucas & Mercanti LLP
Yan Ren
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