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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2010
Tetsuji Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsuyuki Kitamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Ogihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Murakami, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichi Nishide, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuji Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsuyuki Kitamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Ogihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Murakami, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichi Nishide, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier; a transferring unit; a fixing unit; a conveying unit; and a sheet shape detecting unit as defined herein, and a discharge position where the sheet is discharged from the conveying path, a feed position where the sheet is fed to the sheet conveying path and a detection position where the shape of the sheet is detected by the sheet shape detecting unit are arranged in this sequence along a sheet conveying direction to be close to one another, immediately downstream in the sheet conveying direction from a fixing position where the toner image is fixed to the sheet.