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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2021
Sho Asano, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshito Suzuki, Chiba, JP;
Shinya Monma, Kanagawa, JP;
Joji Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohsuke Haraguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Nozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Furuhashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Sho Asano, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshito Suzuki, Chiba, JP;
Shinya Monma, Kanagawa, JP;
Joji Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohsuke Haraguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Nozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Furuhashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a sheet separation device, a first sheet feeder, a second sheet feeder, an image forming device, and circuitry. The sheet separation device is configured to separate a non-bonding portion of a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlapped and bonded together at a bonding portion of the two-ply sheet. The first sheet feeder is configured to feed the two-ply sheet. The second sheet feeder is configured to feed an inner sheet to be inserted between the two sheets. The image forming device is configured to form an image on a surface of the inner sheet. The circuitry is configured to cause the first sheet feeder to feed the two-ply sheet, perform a sheet separating operation on the two-ply sheet and cause the second sheet feeder to start feeding the inner sheet before completion of the sheet separating operation on the two-ply sheet.