Image forming apparatus and intermediate conveyance unit
US7613422B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/27
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having therein an image forming apparatus body and at least one post-processing apparatus, wherein there is provided an intermediate conveyance unit which is connected with and located between the image forming apparatus body and the post-processing apparatus and which has a sheet feed-in section that feeds in sheets ejected from the image forming apparatus body one by one at the same speed as the sheet ejection linear speed of the image forming apparatus body, a sheet storing section that stores two or more sheets which are fed in by the sheet feed-in section and a sheet feed-out section that feeds out the two or more sheets stored in the sheet-storing section with the two or more sheets superposed on each other, at the same speed as the receiving linear speed of the post-processing apparatus.
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