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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2017
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Raizo Kosaka, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An electrophotographic image forming apparatus, including: a fixing device including a heater and a presser; a discharge-roller unit including a first frame and a discharge roller pair; and an arm supporting the heater or the presser, wherein, when the first frame is located at a first position, a nip position of the discharge roller pair is located at a first nip position and the arm supports the heater or the presser at a first press-contact position such that the heater and the presser are held in pressing contact at a predetermined pressure, and wherein, when the first frame is located at a second position, the nip position is located at a second nip position shifted from the first nip position and the arm supports the heater or the presser at a second press-contact position such that the heater and the presser are held in pressing contact at a lower pressure.