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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hirohiko Aiba, Suntou-gun, JP;
Satoru Taniguchi, Mishima, JP;
Jun Asami, Susono, JP;
Takashi Honke, Mishima, JP;
Masaki Hirose, Suntou-gun, JP;
Shinkichi Yamamoto, Suntou-gun, JP;
Yoshihiro Matsuo, Susono, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus that forms a toner image on a recording medium includes an image forming unit, a fixing unit, and an output unit. The fixing unit includes a heating member and a backup member. The backup member forms a nip with the heating member. The output unit, provided on a downstream side of the nip, outputs the recording medium to an outside of the apparatus. The recording medium is conveyed at the nip with a side of the recording medium facing the heating member set as an upper side of the recording medium.