Patent ID: 9709941
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus including: an image forming unit to form a toner image on a recording medium; a fixing unit to fix the toner image on the recording medium having passed the image forming unit; and a door having a closed state to cover the fixing unit and an open state to expose the fixing unit, the fixing unit including a first nip member and a second nip member pressed against the first nip member, the fixing unit being configured to pass the recording medium between the first nip member and the second nip member to fix the toner image, wherein the image forming apparatus further includes: the switching member is configured to be switchable in positions of: the door is provided with an interference member configured to be out of contact with the switching member in the first position or in the second position and interfere with the switching member in the third position to move the switching member to the first position while the door is being transferred from the open state to the closed state.