US Patent Application 18346991. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS simplified abstract

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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Organization Name

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA


Inventor(s)

Atsushi Yoshida of Chiba (JP)


Kenichi Hirota of Ibaraki (JP)


IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

  • This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18346991 Titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS'

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes an image forming apparatus that corrects oblique movement and side end position of a sheet of paper. It includes various roller pairs and moving portions to ensure accurate feeding of the sheet for image formation. The apparatus corrects the side end position of the sheet twice, first by a second moving portion and then by a first moving means, before feeding it to the image forming portion.


Original Abstract Submitted

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, an oblique movement correcting portion including a first registration roller pair and a first moving portion, a reversing portion, and a re-feeding portion. The reversing portion includes a reversing roller pair and a second moving portion. The re-feeding portion includes a second registration roller pair. When an image is formed on a second surface of a sheet opposite from a first surface of the sheet, a side end position of the sheet is corrected by the second moving portion and oblique movement of the sheet is corrected, and then the side end position of the sheet is corrected again by the first moving means and the sheet is fed to the image forming portion.