Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

2009-01-22

2011-10-18

Hannaher, Constantine (Department: 2884)

Electrophotography

Image formation

Fixing

C399S043000, C399S068000, C399S400000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08041277

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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