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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
May. 21, 2010
Takahiro Miyakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeyuki Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Kosako, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Enami, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Natsuko Kawase, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Kamekura, Kanagawa, JP;
Miyo Taniguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Miyakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeyuki Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Kosako, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Enami, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Natsuko Kawase, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Kamekura, Kanagawa, JP;
Miyo Taniguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit that directly transfers an image onto a transfer sheet; an intermediate transfer member onto which an image is transferred; a secondary image forming unit that transfers an image onto the intermediate transfer member; a secondary transfer unit that transfers the image on the intermediate transfer member onto the transfer sheet; a fixing unit that fixes an image on the transfer sheet at a fixation position; and a guide member that guides the transfer sheet to the fixation position.