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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroki Oka, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Shimodaira, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/165 (2013.01); G03G 15/657 (2013.01); G03G 15/6535 (2013.01); G03G 15/6558 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a transfer section, a guide section, and a plate material. The transfer section transfers an image to a recording material. The guide section guides the recording material toward the transfer section. The plate material is provided on the guide section, and is more easily elastically deformable than the guide section. The plate material guides the recording material, which is transported to the plate material, along a plate surface of the plate material. The plate material is thinner on a downstream side in a transport direction than on an upstream side.