Patent ID: 6556803
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An apparatus for forming an image on a synthetic resin sheet, comprising;an image carrier; toner image forming means for forming a toner image on said image carrier; a holding member for holding the synthetic resin sheet on a surface thereof that is resiliently displaceable when subjected to a force other than a weight of said synthetic resin sheet; conveying means for conveying the synthetic resin sheet held on the surface of said holding member along a preselected path; a support member formed with a pair of lugs at opposite sides thereof in a direction perpendicular to a direction of sheet conveyance for supporting said holding member such that the surface of said holding member is resiliently displaceable, wherein tops of said pair of lugs are resiliently displaced when subjected to a force other than a weight of said holding member and a weight of said synthetic resin sheet; transferring means for transferring the toner image from said image carrier to the synthetic resin sheet being conveyed by said conveying means; fixing means including a fixing member for fixing the toner image transferred to the synthetic resin sheet; and rollers mounted on at least one of said image carrier and said fixing member at preselected positions for causing the surface of said holding member to be resiliently displaced such that an image surface of the synthetic resin sheet and a circumference of at least one of said image carrier and said fixing member overlap each other by a preselected amount.