Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US15647317Application Date: 2017-07-12
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Publication No.: US10295925B2Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: Takeshi Yoshida
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agent Gerald E. Hespos; Michael J. Porco; Matthew T. Hespos
- Priority: JP2016-141673 20160719
- Main IPC: G03G15/02
- IPC: G03G15/02 ; G03G15/00 ; G03G15/23 ; G03G15/04

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a conveyance guide and a static eliminator. The image forming section is configured to form the images on a sheet being conveyed along a first conveyance path. The conveyance guide is configured to define a second conveyance path that is designed to convey therealong the sheet being switched back thereto from the first conveyance path, the second conveyance path arranged at a position downstream of the image forming section in a conveyance direction of the sheet conveyed along the first conveyance path. The second conveyance path has an outlet area joined with the first conveyance path at a position upstream of the image forming section. The static eliminator is configured to eliminate static electricity from the sheet fed from the first conveyance path to the second conveyance path. The static eliminator is disposed in the outlet area.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180024457A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2018-01-25
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