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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2023
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Michiaki Nishimura, Sakai, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an operation acceptor; a transporter transporting paper along a transport path; an image former forming an image on the paper on the basis of image data; a paper detector detecting a transport status of the paper on the basis of detection results of paper detection sensors provided at various locations on the transport path; a display; a storage storing a predetermined image showing an assumed jam status of the paper and predetermined guidance for clearing the jam status of the paper when a jam occurs while the paper is transported; and a controller. When the jam occurs while the paper is transported, the controller displays, in a user-selectable manner, a predetermined image showing the paper jam status according to the detection result of the paper detector. When the operation acceptor accepts a selection operation, the controller displays the guidance for clearing the paper jam status.