Image forming apparatus with switching device that switches on and off depending on difference in rigidity of sheet
US12036789B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J13/009
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a sheet storage section, an image forming device, a transport route, a transport device, and a switching device. The switching device is turned on or off depending on a pressing force applied by an end portion of a sheet being transported along the transport route, at a position on the transport route upstream of the image forming device in a sheet transport direction. The switching device is turned on or off depending on whether the pressing force is equal to or larger than a predetermined pressing force to be applied by the sheet having predetermined rigidity, or smaller than the predetermined pressing force.
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