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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2006
Yoshiya Tomatsu, Kasugai, JP;
Masaki Yasuda, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshiya Tomatsu, Kasugai, JP;
Masaki Yasuda, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-Shi, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit which forms an image on a recording sheet, a casing which houses the image forming unit and holds the image forming units, a conveying roller which applies a conveying force to the recording sheet by contacting with the recording sheet, a first roller which is fixed to a position confronting the conveying roller, the first roller pushing the recording sheet toward the conveying roller and being rotatable, a second roller which is arranged at a position confront the conveying roller and downstream side of the first roller in a conveying direction, the second roller being displaceable, and a roller displacing mechanism which displaces the second roller in such a manner as to change a distance between the second roller and the conveying roller.