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Title:
IMAGE FORMING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012247546
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an image forming device including a fixing device that performs fixing swing, while stacking paper on a paper discharge tray in a main-scanning direction without misalignment.

A control part determines whether the image forming device is in printing operation or not (S100), determines whether a fixing outlet paper sensor output is on or not when the device is in printing operation (S110), determines whether a fixing inlet paper sensor output is on or not when the fixing outlet paper sensor output is off (S120), determines that paper P is not clamped by a fixing roller (not in fixing operation) when both the fixing outlet paper sensor output and fixing inlet paper sensor output are off and executes fixing swing operation by moving the fixing device in the main-scanning direction (S130). The paper whose main-scanning direction is aligned with an image forming position by a registration roller can be stacked on the paper discharge tray without misalignment.


Inventors:
KASAMATSU TORU
UEDA TADAYUKI
SASAMOTO YOSHIFUMI
NISHIKAWA HIDEFUMI
MIYAJIMA SOJI
Application Number:
JP2011118006A
Publication Date:
December 13, 2012
Filing Date:
May 26, 2011
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH
International Classes:
G03G15/20; G03G15/00
Domestic Patent References:
JP2006091224A2006-04-06
JP2004287317A2004-10-14
JPS62203149U1987-12-25
JP2006243030A2006-09-14
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yamaguchi International Patent Office