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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2018
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yukihiro Ichiki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kyogo Soshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Shimodaira, Kanagawa, JP;
Sota Hara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yosuke Ninomiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit that transports a sheet of paper carrying an unfixed image through a nip part to fix the unfixed image to the sheet, a first guide unit coming into contact with a side of the sheet that guides transport of the sheet, and a second guide unit coming into contact with an opposite side of the sheet that guides transport of the sheet. The first guide unit has a recess serving as a guide part, the recess being recessed in a direction away from a transport path of the sheet. The second guide unit has a bending part serving as a guide part, the bending part having a shape of a circular arc in cross-section, the bending part being disposed such that at least a portion of the bending part lies inside the recess.