Electrophotography – Document handling – Copy
Patent
1998-09-22
2000-07-04
Royer, William
Electrophotography
Document handling
Copy
271311, 399400, G03G 1514
Patent
active
060850647
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes: a first image carrier for carrying a toner image formed by an toner image forming device; a second image carrier for carrying thereon the toner image transferred from the first image carrier, and for transferring a transfer sheet thereon; a first transfer device for transferring the toner image carried on the first image carrier onto the second image carrier or a front side of the transfer sheet; a second transfer device for transferring the toner image carried on the second image carrier onto a back side of the transfer sheet; a fixing device for fixing the toner image transferred on the transfer sheet, wherein the second image carrier has a curvature portion at an edge thereof facing the fixing device; and a conveyance section provided between the curvature portion and the fixing device, having a claw member provided adjacent to the curvature portion for lifting a leading edge of the transfer sheet conveyed along the curvature portion. The claw member is separated from the curvature portion, interlocking with retreat of the conveyance section.
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Haneda Satoshi
Miura Toshihide
Nagase Hisayoshi
Sato Yotaro
Shigeta Kunio
Konica Corporation
Noe William A.
Royer William
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