Patent ID: 9274473
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: (i) an image forming station configured to form a toner image on a sheet; (ii) a fixing device configured and positioned to fix the toner image formed on the sheet by said image forming station at a fixing nip, said fixing device comprising: (iii) a drawing mechanism configured to permit drawing said fixing device out of said image forming apparatus while supporting said fixing device; (iv) an apparatus connector connectable to said electric energy supply connector by insertion of said drawing mechanism into said image forming apparatus; and (v) a spring configured and positioned to urge said apparatus connector toward said electric energy supply connector along a direction substantially parallel to an inserting direction of said drawing mechanism, in a state that said electric energy supply connector is connected to said apparatus connector by the insertion of said drawing mechanism.