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Motor driving apparatus, image forming apparatus and control method thereof

US6615005B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 23, 2001
Grant dateSep 2, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 23, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/0141
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

It enables an image forming apparatus to switch back a recording medium without increasing costs and apparatus size. In order to do so, the image forming apparatus comprises a switchback unit for switching back the recording medium of which an image was recorded on one face, to record an image on the other face thereof, a DC blushless motor for driving the switchback unit, and a controller for performing operation control of the DC blushless motor, wherein the controller reversely rotates the DC blushless motor for a predetermined time after performing brake control of the DC blushless motor for a predetermined time, at predetermined timing.

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