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US 10,379,481 B2Granted
Transport device and image forming apparatus having a powder applying device
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsYosuke Ninomiya, Ryuji Hattori
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Abstract
A transport device includes a powder applying device and a guidance member. The powder applying device is provided in a guide path through which a sheet is guided toward an image holding body holding a toner image to be transferred onto the sheet, and applies powder to end portions of the sheet in a transport direction. The guidance member is provided on a side facing the powder applying device in the guide path, and guides the sheet being transported through the guide path to the powder applying device.
Claims17
A transport device, comprising:
- a powder applying device that is provided in a guide path configured to guide a sheet toward an image holding body configured to hold a toner image to be transferred onto the sheet,
- wherein the powder applying device is configured to apply powder to an end portion of a transfer surface of the sheet for the toner image in a transport direction of the sheet,
- wherein the end portion is provided in a central portion in a width direction of the sheet, and
- wherein the width direction is orthogonal to the transport direction.
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A transport device, comprising:
- a powder applying means, provided in a guide path configured to guide a sheet toward an image holding body configured to hold a toner image to be transferred onto the sheet, for applying powder to an end portion of a transfer surface of the sheet for the toner image in a transport direction of the sheet,
- wherein the end portion is provided in a central portion in a width direction of the sheet, and
- wherein the width direction is orthogonal to the transport direction.
A transport device, comprising:
- a powder applying device that is provided in a guide path configured to guide a sheet toward an image holding body configured to hold a toner image to be transferred onto the sheet,
- wherein the powder applying device is configured to apply powder to an end portion of the sheet in a transport direction of the sheet,
- wherein the end portion is provided in a central portion in a width direction of the sheet, and
- wherein the width direction is orthogonal to the transport direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.