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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2007
Applicant:
Eiji Nakajima, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Eiji Nakajima, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Kyocera Mita Corporation, , JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); B65H 29/00 (2006.01); B65H 29/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image former for performing an image formation by transferring a toner image onto a sheet; a fixing unit for performing a fixing operation with respect to the sheet having the transferred toner image by heating; a discharge tray for successively stacking the sheet to be discharged after the fixing operation; and a curl correcting mechanism for correcting a curl of the sheet to be discharged onto the discharge tray after the fixing operation.