Image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9206004
APP PUB NO 20130106046A1
SERIAL NO

13626218

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An image forming apparatus includes an endless belt, an image forming unit configured to form an image on the recording medium conveyed by the endless belt, a guide surface configured to guide a first surface of the recording medium to the endless belt, a pressing portion configured to press a center portion, in a width direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction, of a leading end of the recording medium from a second surface toward the guide surface, a moving portion disposed upstream relative to the pressing portion in the conveyance direction and configured to contact the recording medium and move according to a pressing force to be applied from the recording medium, and a transmission portion configured to transmit movement of the moving portion to the pressing portion and reduce a pressing force of the pressing portion in accordance with the movement of the moving portion.

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BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA15-1 NAESHIRO-CHO MIZUHO-KU NAGOYA-SHI AICHI 4678561 ?4678561

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Yamaguchi, Wataru Nissin, JP 79 330

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