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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2005
Shigeharu Kurita, Abiko, JP;
Shigeharu Kurita, Abiko, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes: an image bearing member; a toner image forming portion for forming a toner image on the image bearing member; a transferring portion provided in a main body of the image forming apparatus and adapted to come into contact with the image bearing member in a transfer region, for transferring the toner image on the image bearing member to a recording material; a fixing portion for fixing the toner image to the recording material in a fixing region while nipping the recording material; an opening/closing portion which can be opened and closed with respect to the main body and which is provided with the fixing portion, the opening/closing portion allowing the recording material staying between the transfer region and the fixing region to be removed from the image forming apparatus when the opening/closing portion is in an open state and causing the fixing portion to move through opening and closing of the opening/closing portion; and a separating portion for, when the opening/closing portion is opened, separating the transferring means, which is in contact with the image bearing member, from the image bearing member.