Image forming system and image forming apparatus
US9110419B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00021
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a tandem-type image forming system performing single-sided printing and double-sided printing on a sheet, the image forming system including: a first image forming apparatus; and a second image forming apparatus connected with the first image forming apparatus in series, wherein when the single-sided printing is performed, either the first image forming apparatus or the second image forming apparatus performs printing on a sheet, and when the double-sided printing is performed, both the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus performs the printing on a sheet, the image forming system further including: a control section which controls a sheet-passing image forming apparatus which is either the first image forming apparatus or the second image forming apparatus, and does not perform the printing but performs sheet-passing in the single-sided printing.
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