Image forming apparatus
US8319808B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/355
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
According to one embodiment, there is provided an image forming apparatus, including an accommodation unit, an image forming unit, an image reading unit, an image erasing unit, a first medium processing unit, and a second medium processing unit. The first medium processing unit forms the image on the recording medium carried from the accommodation unit and discharges the recording medium on which the image is formed, based on the setting of a first image process mode. The second medium processing unit forms a test image on the recording medium carried from the accommodation unit, reads the test image, erases the test image, and returns the recording medium to the accommodation unit, based on a setting of a second image process mode.
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