Title:
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2007199395
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To strike a balance between fixing properties and stacking properties of respective sheets of paper (thin paper and thick paper) as media without making a machine large-sized.
An image forming apparatus has a plurality of pressure rollers installed for one fixing roller and has separating members as many as the pressure rollers. A conveyance path is switched between thin paper and thick paper through contacting/leaving functions of the separating members to strike a balance between the fixing properties and the stacking properties after fixation as to each of sheets of paper. Further, the operation is automatically performed through a media sensor.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Inventors:
SHIBUYA KENICHI
Application Number:
JP2006017875A
Publication Date:
August 09, 2007
Filing Date:
January 26, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CANON KK
International Classes:
G03G15/20
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Keizo Nishiyama
Yuichi Uchio
Yuichi Uchio