Patent ID: 6160973
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming device comprising:an image forming mechanism disposed in a print media transport path for developing an image onto sheets of print media;a fuser mechanism for fusing the image to the print media and disposed in the print media transport path in spaced relationship with the image forming mechanism, the print media being conveyed along the print media transport path through the image forming mechanism and the fuser mechanism at a first velocity; andan output transport mechanism for conveying the sheets of print media from the fuser mechanism along the print media transport path to an output tray, the output transport mechanism adapted to convey the print media at the first velocity prior to the print media exiting the fuser mechanism and to convey the print media at a second, higher velocity after a trailing edge of each sheet of print media has exited the fuser mechanism.