IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Abstract: an image forming apparatus includes a transfer unit, a fixing unit, a conveyance unit, and a control unit. the control unit selectively performs a plurality of modes including a first mode and a second mode. the first mode is a mode in which, when a grammage of a sheet is a first grammage, if a leading edge of the sheet has reached the fixing unit, the control unit controls the first suction unit such that suction force of the first suction unit becomes first suction force. the second mode is a mode in which, when the grammage of the sheet is a second grammage smaller than the first grammage, if a leading edge of the sheet has reached the fixing unit, the control unit controls the first suction unit such that the suction force of the first suction unit becomes second suction force smaller than the first suction force.

Inventor(s): MASASHI TAKANO

CPC Classification: G03G15/6529 ({Apparatus which relate to the handling of copy material (handling sheets or webs in general ; for photographic purposes in general )})

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