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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hisanori Iwasaki, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2028 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a transfer portion, a fixing portion, a first sheet feeding portion including a first belt portion for forming a first feeding surface, a second sheet feeding portion including a second belt portion for forming a second feeding surface, a height detecting portion for outputting a signal depending on a height of a sheet from the first feeding surface at a detecting position, and a controller for receiving the signal outputted from the height detecting portion and for controlling the fixing portion.