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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Ishioka, Chiba, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a fixing portion, a discharging portion, a discharge path toward the discharging portion, a reversing portion including a reverse path branched from the discharge path and to reverse the sheet and a reconveying path branched from the reverse path and through which the sheet reversed in the reversing portion is reconveyed to the image forming portion. A curl correcting portion is disposed in the reconveying path and corrects curl of the sheet conveyed through the reconveying path. The curl correcting portion includes a first correcting portion to apply a force to upwardly bend the first side to the sheet conveyed through the reconveying path, and a second correcting portion to apply a force to downwardly bend the first side. The second correcting portion is disposed downstream of the first correcting portion with respect to a conveyance direction of the sheet.