Image forming apparatus having means for enhancing accuracy of conveyance of recording sheets
US6148172A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 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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