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Image forming apparatus capable of determining type of recording sheet to prevent sheet jam

US6996349B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims
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Filing dateJan 15, 2004
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00751
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a recording sheet type detection device to automatically detect a type of a recording sheet. A setting device sets an image forming condition by an operator. The image forming condition includes the type of the recording sheet. An image forming device forms a visible image on the recording sheet. A sheet feeding device feeds the recording sheet to the image forming device. A controller controls the image forming apparatus not to form an image on the recording sheet when the image forming condition with regard to the type of the recording sheet set by the operator does not match the type of the recording sheet detected by the recording sheet type detection device.

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