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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2000
Toshiyuki Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Mita Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a paper guiding device in an image forming apparatus, which is provided with claw displacement means for displacing a stripping claw,, such that a front end,of the stripping claw,separates from a position in contact with the surface of a pressure roller,, in synchronism with an operation of releasing a paper guide,from the pressure roller,. The claw displacement means has a bar,and an operating plate,. The operating plate,is slid in a direction indicated by an arrow X,in synchronism with the operation of releasing the paper guide,, so that the bar,displaces a supporting shaft,in the stripping claw,leftward. Accordingly, the front end,of the stripping claw,retreats from a guide surface,. Conversely, when the paper guide,is set, the operating plate,is slid in a direction indicated by an arrow X,, and the front end,of the stripping claw,is displaced to the position in contact with the surface of the pressure roller