Abstract: A peeling guide of an embodiment includes a peeling claw that comes into contact with a rotating body conveying a recording medium and separates the recording medium from the rotating body. The peeling claw including a lubricant application portion that is in contact with the rotating body and to which a lubricant is applied.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a camera, a reading unit, a memory unit and a control unit. The camera acquires an image of a portion of a user's body to generate image data of the user. The reading unit reads the image on a sheet to generate image data for the sheet. The control unit determines, according to the image data of the sheet and specific image data, whether or not the sheet read by the reading unit is a sheet the image of which is prohibited to be copied and stores the image data of the sheet and the image data of the user in the memory unit after determining that the sheet is a sheet the image of which is prohibited to be copied.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a fixing device comprises an induction current generation section, a fixing belt, an auxiliary heating section, a concave portion and lubricant. The induction current generation section generates induction current. The fixing belt is formed into an endless belt having a heating layer which generates heat through the induction current. The auxiliary heating section is contacted with the inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt to assist in the heating of the heating layer based on the induction current. The concave portion is formed in the auxiliary heating section to face the inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt. The lubricant is injected into the concave portion.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing belt comprising a first metal heat generating layer, a pressurizing unit which faces an outer circumference of the fixing belt, an induced current generating coil located within a hollow part of the fixing belt, a nip forming member which pressurizes the fixing belt to the pressurizing unit, and an auxiliary heat generating member located in a periphery of the fixing belt and comprising a second metal heat generating layer.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing belt comprising a first metal heat generating layer; a pressure section facing an outer periphery of the fixing belt; an induction current generating coil situated near a peripheral surface of the fixing belt; a nip forming member situated inside the fixing belt and applying pressure to the fixing belt toward the pressure section; and an auxiliary heat generating member situated inside the fixing belt, comprising a second metal heat generating layer, extending to a position facing the induction current generating coil, and comprising a projecting portion contacting the fixing belt.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a fixing device includes: a fixing belt comprising a first metal heat generating layer; a pressing unit opposing to the outer circumference of the fixing belt; an induction-current generating coil presented near the circumferential surface of the fixing belt; a nip forming member present on the inner side of the fixing belt and configured to press the fixing belt against the pressing unit; and an auxiliary heat generating member present in a heating region by the induction-current generating coil on the inner side of the fixing belt, having a second metal heat generating layer, and extending to the outer side of the heating region by the induction-current generating coil.

Abstract: A fixing device includes: a heating belt configured to heat a toner to be transferred onto a sheet; a heater for heating the heating belt; a peeling blade for peeling off the sheet adhering to the heating belt; and a driving unit configured to drive the peeling blade between a contact position where the driving unit brings the peeling blade into contact with the heating belt and a separated position where the driving unit separates the peeling blade from the heating belt. The peeling blade is located in the contact position until the heating belt rotates at least once.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a belt that has an endless shape, a roller that forms a nip with the belt, a support member that supports the belt interposed between the support member and the roller, a coil that generates a magnetic field for inducing current in the belt, an auxiliary heat generation member that generates heat with the current induced by the magnetic field in the loop of the belt, and a temperature sensor that is opposed to the auxiliary heat generation member with the belt interposed between the element and the auxiliary heat generation member and detects the temperature of an outer peripheral surface of the belt.

Abstract: A temperature equalizing roller includes a metal pipe, a heat pipe that is located inside the metal pipe and has a thermal expansion coefficient higher than that of the metal pipe, and a joining layer. The joining layer lies between an outer peripheral surface of the heat pipe and an inner peripheral surface of the metal pipe, joins the outer peripheral surface of the heat pipe and the inner peripheral surface of the metal pipe, and has a higher thermal conductivity than a thermal conductivity of air.

Abstract: In the light amount correction in the main scanning direction, sets of correction values of black and cyan for which the reflection frequency of optical elements are equal to an even number of times are made common to each other (a correction value set—KC), and sets of correction values of magenta and yellow for which the reflection frequency of optical elements are equal to an odd number of times are made common to each other (a correction value set—MY), whereby sets of correction values stored in a correction value storage portion in a correction value setting portion are reduced to two sets. Furthermore, in connection with this, the number of DA converters is reduced to two DA converters of a DA converter—K, C and a DA converter—M, Y.

Abstract: In the light amount correction in the main scanning direction, sets of correction values of black and cyan for which the reflection frequency of optical elements are equal to an even number of times are made common to each other (a correction value set—KC), and sets of correction values of magenta and yellow for which the reflection frequency of optical elements are equal to an odd number of times are made common to each other (a correction value set—MY), whereby sets of correction values stored in a correction value storage portion in a correction value setting portion are reduced to two sets. Furthermore, in connection with this, the number of DA converters is reduced to two DA converters of a DA converter—K, C and a DA converter—M, Y.

Abstract: A technique suppresses the influence of the components that can give rise to fluctuations in the magnetic field and arranged near the motor for driving the polygon mirror on the operation of driving the motor without obstructing the trend of downsizing image forming apparatus. An image forming apparatus comprises a motor that drives a polygon mirror for forming a scanning pattern on the photosensitive surface of a photosensitive material by scanning light, a development section that forms a toner image on the photosensitive surface by means of magnets that can reciprocate relative to the photosensitive surface and a magnetic body that is arranged in a predetermined region between the motor and the development section and shields the magnetic force of the magnets of the development section to prevent it from influencing the motor.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus include an ejection space defined between the bottom of an image reading section and image forming section and having an opening at the front of the main unit, an ejection tray cover defining the bottom of the ejection space and configured to receive a paper sheet ejected from the image forming section, the ejection tray cover covering the image forming section, an attachment section provided at the front of the image reading section, and a control panel unit attached to the attachment section by a hinge having a predetermined rotational resistance, the control panel unit being rotatable through a predetermined angle with respect to an imaginary horizontal plane, and being able to be held in a direction of rotation.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an ejection space defined between the bottom of an image reading section and an image forming section and having an opening at the front of a main unit, an ejection tray cover defining the bottom of the ejection space and configured to receive a paper sheet ejected from the image forming section, the ejection tray cover covering the image forming section, a recess formed in the front portion of the ejection tray cover, and a front cover for opening and closing the front of the main unit, the front cover having an upper edge that cooperates with the recess to provide a handle section when the upper edge and the recess oppose each other.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus include an ejection space defined between the bottom of an image reading section and image forming section and having an opening at the front of the main unit, an ejection tray cover defining the bottom of the ejection space and configured to receive a paper sheet ejected from the image forming section, the ejection tray cover covering the image forming section, an attachment section provided at the front of the image reading section, and a control panel unit attached to the attachment section by a hinge having a predetermined rotational resistance, the control panel unit being rotatable through a predetermined angle with respect to an imaginary horizontal plane, and being able to be held in a direction of rotation.

Abstract: The multi-beam optical unit of the invention limits the number of reflection times by half mirrors to one time or below when a plurality of beams are combined into one and guided to a polygon mirror, so that an influence upon an image due to a positioning error of the half mirrors can be minimized. Besides, power of emitted beams can be made uniform by using the half mirrors having transmissivity and reflectance satisfying predetermined conditions regardless of the number of times that the beams penetrate the half mirrors. Thus, the service lives of a plurality of beam emitting sources can be made uniform, and maintainability can be improved.