Sheet transport apparatus for detecting a color of a document
US5721627A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/2353
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprises a plurality of decks for accommodating sheets, a feeder for feeding sheets from said decks, an image forming unit for forming an image on a sheet fed by said feeder, a detector for detecting thicknesses or colors of the sheets accommodated in said decks, an input unit for designating a desired thickness or color of the sheet, and a control unit for controlling said feed means to feed the sheet of the desired thickness or color from said decks.
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