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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Himeno, Mishima Shizuoka, JP;
Other;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a rotating member configured to transport a sheet in a sheet transporting direction, a pressing member configured to form a nip with the rotating member, a peeling guide, and an adjusting device. The peeling guide is disposed on a downstream side of the rotating member in the sheet transporting direction, has a longitudinal side extending along an axial direction of the rotating member, and is configured to separate the sheet from the rotating member. The adjusting device is controlled to move the peeling guide to adjust a gap between an intermediate portion of the peeling guide and the rotating body by a greater amount than gaps between longitudinal ends of the peeling guide and the rotating body.