Image forming apparatus

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device configured to form a toner image on a sheet, a fixing device, including first and second rotatable members, for forming a nip, configured to fix the toner image formed on the sheet by the image forming device, a mounting portion to which the fixing device is detachably mountable substantially along a longitudinal direction thereof, a pressing mechanism configured to press the first rotatable member toward the second rotatable member by entrance thereof, along a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, into a space of the mounting portion through which the fixing device passes during mounting and demounting, and a retracting mechanism configured to retract the pressing mechanism from the space.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image forming device configured to form a toner image on a sheet; a fixing unit, including first and second rotatable members configured to form a nip, configured to fix the toner image formed on the sheet by said image forming device; a mounting portion to which said fixing unit is detachably mountable substantially along a longitudinal direction thereof; a movable pressing portion configured to move said first rotatable member toward said second rotatable member at a pressing position; a moving mechanism configured to move said pressing portion along a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction toward the pressing position in a space of said mounting portion through which said fixing unit passes during mounting and demounting; and a retracting mechanism configured to retract said pressing portion from the pressing position to an outside of the space.