Image forming apparatus with suction unit controller
US8843053B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00409
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided is an image forming apparatus including: an image carrying unit on which a toner image is carried; a transfer unit that transfers a toner image carried by the image carrying unit onto a sheet at a transferring position; a sheet conveyor unit that conveys the sheet having the toner image transferred thereto by the transfer unit; a suction device that sucks the sheet to the sheet conveyor unit; and a controller that stops or reduces a sucking operation of the suction device where the toner image carried by the image carrying unit passes the transferring position without being transferred onto the sheet.
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