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Image forming apparatus with a guide member disposed along the sheet feeding path on both sides
US9529313B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9529313-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514645747-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2015 |
| Priority date | Mar 13, 2014 |
| Publication date | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2016 |
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An image forming apparatus includes: a sheet feeding section configured to feed a roll sheet; a sheet feeding path along which a roll sheet is conveyed; an image forming section configured to transfer a toner image to a roll sheet; a fixing section configured to fix the toner image by applying heat and pressure to a roll sheet on which the toner image is transferred at a fixing nip; a winding section configured to wind up a roll sheet; a guide member disposed along the sheet feeding path on both sides in a sheet width direction and on a downstream side of the fixing nip in a sheet conveyance direction; and a guide adjusting section configured to adjust a guide width of the guide member in accordance with an amount of shrinkage or an amount of expansion of a roll sheet passed through the fixing nip.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a sheet feeding section configured to feed a roll sheet; a sheet feeding path along which a roll sheet fed from the sheet feeding section is conveyed; an image forming section configured to transfer a toner image to a roll sheet conveyed along the sheet feeding path; a fixing section configured to fix the toner image by applying heat and pressure to a roll sheet on which the toner image is transferred at a fixing…
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- What does patent US9529313B2 cover?
- An image forming apparatus includes: a sheet feeding section configured to feed a roll sheet; a sheet feeding path along which a roll sheet is conveyed; an image forming section configured to transfer a toner image to a roll sheet; a fixing section configured to fix the toner image by applying heat and pressure to a roll sheet on which the toner image is transferred at a fixing nip; a winding s…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Konica Minolta Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/6517. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Dec 27 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).