PRINT MEDIUM SUPPORTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME
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United States of America Patent
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Issued Date -
Apr 30, 2015
app pub date -
Aug 28, 2014
filing date -
Oct 25, 2013
priority date (Note) -
Abandoned
status (Latency Note)
Importance
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier on which a developer image is formed, a transfer roller disposed to be in contact with the image carrier to form a transfer nip and to transfer the developer image formed on the image carrier onto a print medium, a print medium guide member to guide the print medium that has passed through the transfer nip to a fixing unit, and a print medium supporting member rotatably disposed between the transfer roller and the print medium guide member, and comprising a first contacting portion to be in contact with the print medium that has passed through the transfer nip and a second contacting portion that, when the first contacting portion is rotated by the print medium, is rotated integrally with the first contacting portion so as to be in contact with a rear surface of the print medium.
First Claim
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