Patent ID: 9244401
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus configured to form a toner image on a recording paper, the image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit configured to form an unfixed toner image on the recording paper; a paper feed unit configured to feed the recording paper to be conveyed into the image forming unit, wherein the paper feed unit includes two recording paper position regulation members configured to regulate a movement of the recording paper in a direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the recording paper, each of the two recording paper position regulation members, whose position is adjustable according to a width of the recording paper, is provided at each side of the recording paper; and a fixing unit configured to fix the unfixed toner image formed on the recording paper thereon, wherein the fixing unit includes: wherein a length of the heat generating resistor in the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction is longer than a width of a first size recording paper, which has a width that is the greatest of widths of standard size recording papers that can be used on the image forming apparatus, wherein in the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction, a resistance of the heat generating resistor per unit length is smaller in an edge area than in a center area, and the resistance of the heat generating resistor in the edge area enables sufficient fixing of the unfixed toner image on the first size recording paper, wherein if a second size recording paper, whose width is the greatest of the widths of the standard size recording papers except for the width of the first size recording paper, is fed in a state where one edge of the second size recording paper is in contact with one of the two recording paper position regulation members when the two recording paper position regulation members are set at a position for feeding the first size recording paper, a boundary position of the heat generating resistor at which the resistance varies is set within an area between a position of the other edge of the second size recording paper and a position of the other recording paper position regulation member, wherein the heater generates a quantity of heat in the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction while the first size recording paper is conveyed at the fixing nip portion that is substantially the same as a quantity of heat in the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction while the second size recording paper is conveyed at the fixing nip portion, and wherein a same conveyance speed and a same paper-to-paper distance are used for the first size recording paper and the second size recording paper.