Patent ID: 6615018
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:an image forming module for forming images on both sides of a recording material sequentially; a primary fixing device disposed in a recording material transporting path; a secondary fixing device disposed downstream of the primary fixing device, wherein the primary and secondary fixing devices fix the images on the both sides of the recording material, and the recording material is passed through only the primary fixing device after a first image is recorded on a front surface of the recording material, a second image is recorded on a rear surface of the recording material, and subsequently, the recording material is passed through the primary fixing device and the secondary fixing device; a preceding recording material and a subsequent recording material are transported in a reversing path to cross each other; an image forming unit including the primary fixing device; and a fixing unit including the secondary fixing device, the fixing unit being separate from the image forming unit, wherein the fixing unit further comprises: a primary ejection path for ejecting the recording material after the recording material passes through the primary fixing device, and a secondary ejection path for ejecting the recording material after the recording material passes through the primary fixing device and subsequently passes through the secondary device.