Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US14671044Application Date: 2015-03-27
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Publication No.: US09671741B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Masahiro Matsuo , Takahiro Okubo , Akihiko Kakita
- Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Priority: JP2014-073578 20140331
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; B65H7/06 ; B65H7/20 ; B65H5/26

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section that electrophotographically forms an image on a sheet; and a sheet feeding path including a first sheet feeding path that conveys a sheet to the image forming section, and a second sheet feeding path provided continuously with the first sheet feeding path. Unjamming is allowed to be performed by separating the apparatus at a boundary between the first sheet feeding path and the second sheet feeding path, and by pulling out the first sheet feeding path. The apparatus further includes: a jam detection section that detects an occurrence of a jam in the sheet feeding path; and a jam clearing section that determines a procedure for unjamming in accordance with a state of a sheet on the sheet feeding path when a jam occurs, and the jam clearing section makes a request to perform unjamming according to a determined procedure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150277334A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2015-10-01
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