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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Konica Minolta Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsuya Sakai, Toyokawa, JP;
Yoshinori Tsutsumi, Toyokawa, JP;
Kenji Tsuru, Toyokawa, JP;
Munenori Nakano, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2013.01); G03G 15/0136 (2013.01); G03G 15/556 (2013.01); G03G 15/6564 (2013.01); G03G 15/6573 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus fixes a toner image onto a sheet by a fixer, and includes: a re-feeding path that normally conveys the sheet having passed through the fixer and guides the sheet toward the fixer; and a hardware processor that switches between first control to discharge the sheet having passed through the fixer toward a discharge destination and second control to re-feed the sheet having passed through the fixer to the fixer through the re-feeding path, depending on a type of an image which is a source of formation of the toner image.