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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
May. 22, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Wataru Uchida, Yokohama, JP;
Ryo Iwasawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomooku Koyama, Suntou-gun, JP;
Taro Ishifune, Mishima, JP;
Mitsuhiro Ohta, Mishima, JP;
Ken Murooka, Mishima, JP;
Masayoshi Fukatsu, Suntou-gun, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has a fixing unit including a first fixing member and a second fixing member opposing to the first fixing member, a curl correcting unit including a first curl correcting member and a second curl correcting member opposing to the first curl correcting member, a first changing member rotatable about a first rotation center, the first changing member changing a pressure to the sheet by the first fixing member and the second fixing member, and a second changing member rotatable about the first rotation center, the second changing member changing a pressure to the sheet by the first curl correcting member and the second curl correcting member.