Electrophotography – Having particular structure – Modular or displaceable
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-27
2007-11-27
Brase, Sandra L. (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Having particular structure
Modular or displaceable
C399S121000, C399S122000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11166101
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes: an image bearing member; a toner image forming portion for forming a toner image on the image bearing member; a transferring portion provided in a main body of the image forming apparatus and adapted to come into contact with the image bearing member in a transfer region, for transferring the toner image on the image bearing member to a recording material; a fixing portion for fixing the toner image to the recording material in a fixing region while nipping the recording material; an opening/closing portion which can be opened and closed with respect to the main body and which is provided with the fixing portion, the opening/closing portion allowing the recording material staying between the transfer region and the fixing region to be removed from the image forming apparatus when the opening/closing portion is in an open state and causing the fixing portion to move through opening and closing of the opening/closing portion; and a separating portion for, when the opening/closing portion is opened, separating the transferring means, which is in contact with the image bearing member, from the image bearing member.
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