摘要:
A separation member 36 that separates a conveyance object P from a rotation member 26, the conveyance object P having been sent out from a nip N2 that is formed by two rotation members 26 and 27 that are in contact with one another. The separation member 36 includes a wavy part 39 directed toward the nip N2 and inclined from a normal to a center line of the two rotation members 26 and 27. The wavy part 39 covers a sheet passing zone Q where the conveyance object P can come into contact with the separation member 36 along a conveyance direction B and along a width direction Y of the conveyance object P. The wavy part 36 has a plurality of depressions 39a parallel to each other and extending in a direction inclined from the conveyance direction B and inclined from the width direction Y, and at least two of the depressions 39a overlap along the conveyance direction B.
摘要:
A sheet stacker (4) includes a sheet stacking member (41), a biasing force applier (45), an angle changer (44), and a biasing force change reducer (46, 47). The sheet stacking member (41) has an upstream portion in a sheet conveyance direction. The upstream portion is movable in a vertical direction. The biasing force applier (45) is configured to bias the sheet stacking member (41) upward. The angle changer (44) is configured to change an angle of a sheet stacking face of the sheet stacking member (41), relative to a surface of a sheet (20) conveyed through a sheet conveying portion (2a). The biasing force change reducer (46, 47) is configured to restrain a change of a biasing force acting on the sheet stacking member (41), before and after a change of the angle of the sheet stacking member (41) by the angle changer (44).
摘要:
A fixing device (40) includes a fixing belt (43) rotatable in a rotation direction and a nip former (41) stretching the fixing belt (43). A pressure rotator (45) presses against the nip former (41) via the fixing belt (43) to form a fixing nip (N1) between the fixing belt (43) and the pressure rotator (45), through which a recording medium is conveyed. A separator (48) is disposed downstream from the nip former (41) in a recording medium conveyance direction and stretches the fixing belt (43). A presser (49) is interposed between the fixing nip (N1) and an upstream end (48a) of the separator (48) in the rotation direction of the fixing belt (43). The presser (49) comes into contact with an inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt (43) to press the fixing belt (43) against the pressure rotator (45).
摘要:
A fixing device includes a heater (21), a fixing rotator (22), a pressure rotator (23), a slider (30), and a controller (35). The fixing rotator (22) is heated by the heater. The pressure rotator (23) presses at least a portion of the fixing rotator and forms a nip between the pressure rotator (23) and the fixing rotator (22). The fixing rotator (22) fixes an unfixed toner image on a recording material in the nip. The slider (30) slides over a surface of the fixing rotator. The controller (35) causes the slider to perform a first sliding operation for a predetermined time after a predetermined condition is satisfied. The controller causes the slider to perform a second sliding operation for a time equal to or less than the predetermined time at earlier timing than when the predetermined condition is satisfied, in addition to the first sliding operation.