Image forming apparatus having an inverse and re-fixing sub-mode

Details Image forming apparatus having an inverse and re-fixing sub-mode Image forming apparatus having an inverse and re-fixing sub-mode

1998-07-13

2000-06-20

Pendegrass, Joan

Electrophotography

Control of electrophotography process

Responsive to copy media characteristic

399 68, 399 82, 399322, 399328, G03G 1520

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active

060787600

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus which is able to form either single or double sided copies on a recording medium while achieving an excellent image quality in either a matted or glossy finish. The image forming apparatus includes a fixing portion in which a first roller includes a first temperature and hardness for forming a matted image, whereas a second roller includes a higher temperature and hardness for forming a glossy image. Alternatively, or in addition, to different hardness and temperatures, the recording medium can be conveyed at a first speed to form a matted image, and a slower speed to form a glossy image. The image forming apparatus further includes an inverse and re-fixing sub-mode, which utilizes an inverting and returning passage, for reducing the curl in a recording medium, and thus also reducing the instances in which clogging takes place. The inverting and returning passage has a length sufficient to accommodate a plurality of recording mediums. Moreover, the image forming apparatus is provided with first and second discharge passages so that if one passage is clogged, the other can be used to discharge recording mediums. A switching means selects, based on detection sensors, through which discharge passage a recording medium is fed. The operations of the image forming apparatus are coordinated by a control unit.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4777498 (1988-10-01), Kasamura et al.
patent: 5581339 (1996-12-01), Jamzadeh et al.

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