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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Keita Nakajima, Mishima, JP;
Kenji Abe, Mishima, JP;
Tomonari Inoue, Eagle, ID (US);
Takehito Osada, Susono, JP;
Ko Katahira, Suntou-gun, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner image is formed on a first sheet surface and then heated. A conveyance unit includes a first rotary member configured to contact the first sheet surface and a second rotary member configured to contact a second sheet surface opposite to the first sheet surface. A conveyance guide is provided with an opening through which air is blown to the first sheet surface. The conveyance guide includes a first surface part and a second surface part. The first surface part is disposed on a location in a width direction overlapping with a location in the width direction of the first rotary member. In at least a part of a range between the opening and the first rotary member in the sheet conveyance direction, the first surface part is protruded with respect to the second surface part in a height direction.