Image forming apparatus
US11815841B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6555
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an upper ejection roller and a lower ejection roller that are disposed vertically side by side in an apparatus body and transport a recording material, a relay section that is disposed at an upper part of the apparatus body and further transports the recording material transported from the lower ejection roller and that places the recording material transported from the upper ejection roller on an upper surface of the relay section, a post-processing section that is disposed on a side surface of the apparatus body, receives the recording material via the relay section, and performs post-processing, and a controller that performs a control such that the recording material is transported from the upper ejection roller to the upper surface of the relay section in a case where the recording material is a long sheet.
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