Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus
US8870182B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S271/902
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sheet conveying apparatus, including: a sheet conveying path; a reconveying path, which is branched from the sheet conveying path; a sheet conveying portion which conveys a sheet, which is conveyed through the sheet conveying path, selectively between in a forward direction and in a reverse direction toward the reconveying path; and a control portion which controls the sheet conveying portion to temporarily convey, in the middle that the sheet conveying portion conveys a preceding sheet in the reverse direction toward the reconveying path, the preceding sheet in the forward direction together with a succeeding sheet, and thereafter convey the preceding sheet in the reverse direction toward the reconvening path and the succeeding sheet in the forward direction respectively.
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