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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2002
Yoshio Ohuchi, Tokai-mura, JP;
Kazuhiro Wakamatsu, Hitachi, JP;
Hisao Suka, Hitachi, JP;
Katsumi Kumada, Kitaibaraki, JP;
Chikara Hiraoka, Hitachi, JP;
Shizuo Tsuruta, Hitachi, JP;
Yoshitaro Ishii, Hitachi, JP;
Akira Sasaki, Hitachi, JP;
Masahiko Saito, Kitaibaraki, JP;
Seiji Okunomiya, Hitachinaka, JP;
Tetsunori Kaneko, Hitachi, JP;
Masashi Yamamoto, Hitachi, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electrophotographic image forming system having a form cassette for storing forms, a transfer unit for forming an image, a feeder for feeding the forms to the transfer unit and a fusing device for fusing transferred image of the form. The electrophotographic image forming system provides in a path for feeding the form with unfused colored particles (toner) deposited thereon, a form guide so as to contact the non-printing area of the surface of the form with unfused colored particles (toner) deposited thereon.