Patent ID: 7110689

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: image forming means which forms a toner image on a recording material; a fixing rotation member which fixes the toner image formed on the recording material at a nip portion; a pressure rotation member which forms the nip portion by contacting the pressure rotation member with said fixing rotation member with pressure; a driving motor which drives said fixing rotation member and said pressure rotation member; detection means which detects an abnormal state of conveyance of a recording material caused at the nip portion; lock means which effects locking of said driving motor when the abnormal state is detected by said detection means; release means which effects releasing of the locking of said driving motor; and an open-close door provided so as to be accessed to a recording material in the abnormal state of conveyance, wherein the releasing of said driving motor by said release means is effected with opening movement of said open-close door.