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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2001
Kazumasa Makino, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a heat roller that heats toner of a toner image formed on a printing medium to fix the toner image, a heat roller gear that transmits a rotational driving force to the heat roller, a fixing device frame that supports the heat roller and the heat roller gear and is attached to the main body so as to rotate on a fixing point, a gear supporting member that supports a drive gear that transmits the driving force in engagement with the heat roller gear and is attached to the main body, a frame contact part that is provided in the fixing device frame, and a gear contact part that makes contact with the frame contact part. The fixing device frame is rotated on the fixing point by the rotational driving force the drive gear applies to the heat roller and the frame contact part makes contact with the gear contact part.