Electrophotography – Document handling – Copy
Patent
1994-11-22
1997-02-04
Royer, William J.
Electrophotography
Document handling
Copy
271900, G03G 2100
Patent
active
056004281
ABSTRACT:
In an image forming apparatus of the type developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier by using toner having a softening point of 80.degree. C. or below and transferring the resulting toner image to a sheet, a sheet separator separates, after the image transfer, the sheet from the surface of the image carrier while making sliding contact therewith at an edge portion thereof. The edge portion has a tip contacting the surface of the image carrier and has a particular radius of curvature.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4748473 (1988-05-01), Tsuruoka
patent: 5392108 (1995-02-01), DeWaters et al.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
Royer William J.
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