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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2003
Takateru Okubo, Shizuoka, JP;
Takateru Okubo, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention is to provide an image forming apparatus capable of suppressing a waving of a recording material. For this purpose, there is provided an image forming apparatus having: an image forming device for forming an image on a recording material; a fixing device for fixing the image formed on the recording material; and a recording material conveying device which is provided at a downstream side of the fixing device in a moving direction of the recording material, the conveying device including a first roller having a first shaft and a second roller having a second shaft and maintained in contact with the first roller; wherein the second roller includes a first portion provided in a vicinity of a passing reference of the recording material and maintained in contact with the first roller, and a second portion positioned farther from the reference than the first portion and having a diameter smaller than that of the first portion.