Patent ID: 7937033
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A separating plate for separating a transfer paper ejected from a nipping part formed by a fixing member and a pressure member contacting with the fixing member, from the fixing member, wherein the separating plate comprises an edge part disposed close to the fixing member, and abutting parts provided on areas of the edge part where the transfer paper does not pass and configured to be in contact with the fixing member to form a gap between the edge part and the fixing member, the abutting parts being disposed downstream of the edge part in a moving direction of the fixing member, wherein the abutting parts include bent portions having contacting surfaces which contact in a tangent direction with a circumference surface of the fixing member at opposite side portions thereof, wherein the separating plate is disposed relative to the fixing member so that a sum of a thickness of the edge part of the separating plate and the gap between the edge part and the fixing member is less than a minimum lift height of the transfer paper ejected from the nipping part.