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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2010
Tetsuji Okamoto, Ebina, JP;
Masahiro Sato, Ebina, JP;
Atsushi Ogihara, Ebina, JP;
Junichi Murakami, Ebina, JP;
Koichi Watanabe, Ebina, JP;
Shuichi Nishide, Ebina, JP;
Atsuyuki Kitamura, Ebina, JP;
Tetsuji Okamoto, Ebina, JP;
Masahiro Sato, Ebina, JP;
Atsushi Ogihara, Ebina, JP;
Junichi Murakami, Ebina, JP;
Koichi Watanabe, Ebina, JP;
Shuichi Nishide, Ebina, JP;
Atsuyuki Kitamura, Ebina, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier; a transfer member that transfers an image onto a recording medium; a leading-end holding member that holds a leading-end side of the recording medium, which is fed to the transfer member, between the leading-end holding member and an outer circumferential surface of the transfer member, in such a way to restrict displacement of the recording medium and to restrict movement of the recording medium in a direction away from the transfer member; and a rear-end holding member that holds a rear-end side of the recording medium, in the transporting direction thereof, between the rear-end holding member and the outer circumferential surface of the transfer member, in such a way to allow displacement of the recording medium in the transporting direction and to restrict movement of the recording medium in the direction away from the transfer member.