Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

2008-07-17

2010-11-02

Joerger, Kaitlin S (Department: 3653)

Sheet feeding or delivering

Feeding

Multiple supplies

C271S009010

Reexamination Certificate

active

07823870

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes: a common conveyance path through which a sheet fed from a sheet feed tray is conveyed from a registration roller to a transfer section; a direct conveyance path through which the sheet is directly fed from the sheet feed tray to the common conveyance path; a delay conveyance path in which the sheet after being branched from the direct conveyance path is joined to the common conveyance path, and is caused to delay in being fed from the sheet feed tray to the common sheet conveyance path; a conveyance section which conveys the sheet fed from the sheet feed tray to the transfer section; and a controller which controls the conveyance section to convey once the sheet fed from the sheet feed tray from the direct conveyance path to the delay conveyance path, and thereafter to convey to the common conveyance path.

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