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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Sho Saito, Toda, JP;
Masahiro Mutsuno, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); B41J 13/00 (2006.01); B65H 29/58 (2006.01); B65H 5/26 (2006.01); B41J 3/60 (2006.01); G03G 15/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/6558 (2013.01); B41J 3/60 (2013.01); B41J 13/0045 (2013.01); B65H 5/26 (2013.01); B65H 29/58 (2013.01); G03G 15/234 (2013.01); G03G 15/5016 (2013.01); G03G 15/5083 (2013.01); G03G 15/6552 (2013.01); G03G 15/6579 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00409 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00586 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a controller that receives a print job, which includes the sheet type and print settings of simplex printing or duplex printing. A sheet stacked on a feeding unit is discharged to a discharge portion with an upper surface of the sheet facing different directions in duplex printing and in simplex printing in a first mode, and the sheet stacked on the feeding unit is discharged to the discharge portion with the upper surface of the sheet facing the same direction in the duplex printing and in the simplex printing in a second mode.