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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tomooku Koyama, Suntou-gun, JP;
Ken Murooka, Mishima, JP;
Wataru Uchida, Yokohama, JP;
Jun Agata, Suntou-gun, JP;
Yohei Suzuki, Suntou-gun, JP;
Daisuke Takamura, Fujinomiya, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing portion for fixing an image formed on a recording material, and a guide member for guiding the recording material, wherein the guide member is provided at an entrance to the fixing portion and at an end portion with respect to a direction perpendicular to a feeding direction of the recording material. The fixing portion includes a cylindrical belt and a roller contacting an outer surface of the belt for forming a fixing nip through which the recording material is to be passed, wherein the roller has a shape such that a diameter thereof is increased with a distance thereof toward the end portion with respect to the direction perpendicular to the feeding direction, and the guide member is moved when the guide member is pushed by the recording material.