Invention Application
- Patent Title: IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
- Patent Title (中): 图像形成装置
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Application No.: US15248277Application Date: 2016-08-26
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Publication No.: US20170060049A1Publication Date: 2017-03-02
- Inventor: Satoshi HASEGAWA
- Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Priority: JP2015-170493 20150831
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming device that forms an image on a sheet; a fixing device that fixes the image to the sheet; a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the fixing device; a conveyance guide located at a predetermined position that blocks wind flowing into the fixing device; a detector that detects the sheet passing through the conveyance guide; and a hardware processor that switches the conveyance guide to the predetermined position based on a detection result o the detector.
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