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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2018
Image forming apparatus having double-sided conveyance path for forming image on both sides of sheet
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Kamada, Noda, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet; a first roller configured to feed a sheet, on one surface of which an image was formed by the image forming unit, to a double-sided conveyance path for forming an image on another surface opposite to the one surface of the sheet; a second roller positioned downstream of the first roller in a conveyance direction of the double-sided conveyance path; a third roller positioned downstream of the second roller in the conveyance direction; a fourth roller positioned downstream of the third roller in the conveyance direction; a first driving unit configured to drive the first roller and the second roller; and a second driving unit configured to drive the third roller and the fourth roller.