Image forming apparatus
US10308458B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2513/512
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus which includes: a feeding portion configured to feed a sheet; an image forming portion configured to form an image on the sheet; a conveying portion configured to stop the sheet fed by the feeding portion at a predetermined position and to convey the sheet to the image forming portion in accordance with a timing of forming the image by the image forming portion; a type discriminating portion configured to discriminate whether a type of the sheet to be fed belongs to a first sheet type group including plain paper or to a second sheet type group including coated paper; and a controlling portion configured to control feeding of the sheet, wherein the controlling portion is configured to change a sheet feeding start timing of the feeding portion in accordance with the type discriminated by the type discriminating portion.
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