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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2025
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shizuma Nishimura, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomooku Koyama, Shizuoka, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a fixing unit, and a supporting device, wherein, when the fixing unit is at a first position, a moving member is positioned closer to a first rotation member than a virtual line connecting an end portion of a fixing nip portion where a recording medium enters and an end portion of the guide member on an upstream side in a recording medium conveyance direction when viewed in a rotation axis direction, and wherein, when the fixing unit is at a second position, the moving member is positioned such that at least one portion of the moving member is projecting toward a second rotation member relative to the virtual line.
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