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Image forming apparatus

US5974282A · kind A · utility

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2References
13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 12, 1999
Grant dateOct 26, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/0119
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is directed an image forming apparatus as a Tandem type color copying machine in which a paper 11 is fed to a predetermined portion where an image is transferred to the paper. In a case where an image which is adversely affected by a seam 10a of a transporting belt 10, such as a color image or a photo image, is transferred to the paper 11, the paper 11 is fed to the transporting belt 10 so as not to overlap the seam 10a. In a case where an image which is not affected by the seam, such as a white-and-black image or a text image, is transferred to the paper 11, the paper 11 is fed to the transporting belt 10 regardless of the position of the seam 10a.

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