US Patent Application 18300682. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS simplified abstract

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Organization Name

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

SHOTOKU Matsui of Kanagawa (JP)

HIRONOBU Nihei of Kanagawa (JP)

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

• This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18300682 Titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS'

Simplified Explanation

The image forming apparatus described in the abstract includes several components such as a registration roller, a reversing roller, and a detecting unit. The purpose of the detecting unit is to identify the presence of a recording material.

The control unit of the apparatus is programmed to take specific actions under certain conditions. If the recording material is being conveyed by the registration roller and has not yet passed the reversing roller, and if the length of the material allows it to be conveyed in this state, the control unit will either slow down the speed at which the material is being conveyed upstream of the detecting unit, or it will completely stop the conveyance of the material.

In simpler terms, the apparatus has a mechanism to detect the presence of a recording material. If the material is in a specific position and has a specific length, the control unit will either slow down or stop the movement of the material to ensure proper processing.

Original Abstract Submitted

An image forming apparatus includes a registration roller, a revering roller, and a detecting unit to detect a recording material. A control unit, in a case in which (i) the recording material has a length such that the recording material is conveyed by the registration roller in a state in which a trailing end of the recording material has not passed the reversing roller and (ii) the recording material is conveyed by the registration roller and the reversing roller, decelerates a conveyance speed of the recording material upstream of the detecting unit in a conveyance direction, or controls to stop the conveyance of the recording material.