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Image forming apparatus having means for enhancing accuracy of conveyance of recording sheets

US6148172A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 27, 1999
Grant dateNov 14, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00556
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An image forming apparatus is provided with a plurality of storing units for storing respective recording materials of various sizes; a plurality of feeding members for feeding out the recording materials from each of the storing units; a conveyance path along which the recording materials being fed out by each of the feeding members are conveyed; a plurality of conveying members for conveying the recording materials along the conveyance path; an image forming section for forming an image on the recording materials conveyed along the conveyance path; and a plurality of first regulators provided at respective predetermined positions with respect to corresponding ones of each of the storing units for regulating at least a maximum size of the various sizes of the recording materials while at least at a part of each of the recording materials is fed out from the respective corresponding storing units.

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