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Finisher with increased conveyance speed

US7175173B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateAug 23, 2004
Grant dateFeb 13, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00949
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An image forming system includes: an image forming apparatus capable of conveying a recording sheet at a predetermined speed; at least one finisher capable of conveying the sheet eject from the image forming apparatus at a prescribed speed to process the sheet; and a controller for changing a conveyance speed of the recording sheet in the finisher to be higher than that of the sheet in the image forming apparatus.

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