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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2005
Kyoichi Mizuno, Hachioji, JP;
Shinichi Kawabata, Hachioji, JP;
Taro Miyamoto, Hachioji, JP;
Kunihiro Kawachi, Hachioji, JP;
Ken Nonaka, Hachioji, JP;
Kazunobu Miura, Hachioji, JP;
Kyoichi Mizuno, Hachioji, JP;
Shinichi Kawabata, Hachioji, JP;
Taro Miyamoto, Hachioji, JP;
Kunihiro Kawachi, Hachioji, JP;
Ken Nonaka, Hachioji, JP;
Kazunobu Miura, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having: an image forming portion to form an image on a sheet; a fixing device to fix the image to the sheet by heating; a conveying path switching member to switch a conveying direction of the sheet, which is provided on downstream of the fixing device in a sheet conveying direction; a first conveying path which has a first curved portion and is provided on downstream of the conveying path switching member; a second conveying path which has a second curved portion and is provided on downstream of the conveying path switching member; a curl applying member which is provided on downstream of the fixing device, and on upstream of the first and second curved portions; and a control unit to control driving of the conveying path switching member and of the curl applying member.