Patent ID: 11947289
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a main body;
a printing engine to be disposed in the main body and to form an image on a printing medium;
a fixing apparatus including a fixing roller and a fixing belt disposed to face the fixing roller; and
a jam prevention apparatus including a fixed frame disposed adjacent to the fixing apparatus, and a movable apparatus to be detachably fastened to the fixed frame through a plurality of adjusting screws and to adjust a gap with the fixing belt via a pair of support members connected between a hinge shaft and a guide member, wherein the pair of support members are disposed along a sliding groove of the fixed frame, and wherein the sliding groove is configured to guide the hinge shaft to move linearly with respect to the fixed frame, and according to a fastening direction of the plurality of adjusting screws.