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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2014
Yoichi Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Soyoung Park, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Uchino, Kanagawa, JP;
Mikio Ohashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadayasu Enomoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoichi Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Soyoung Park, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Uchino, Kanagawa, JP;
Mikio Ohashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadayasu Enomoto, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including an image forming unit, a conveyor, and a string-shaped regulation member. The image forming unit forms an image on a recording medium. The conveyor is disposed opposing the image forming unit to convey the recording medium along a conveyance passage. The string-shaped regulation member is disposed between the image forming unit and the conveyance passage to regulate a distance between the recording medium and the image forming unit within a certain range.