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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Oshima, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a controller controlling conveyance of first and second recording materials. The controller calculates based on an acquired length of the second recording material in the conveyance direction before feeding, a loosening amount of the second recording material between a conveyance nip and a transfer nip when the second recording material is nipped therebetween. The controller determines based on the acquired information on the image, whether an image exists in a blurring region where an image defect is generated in the image to be transferred due to an impact that occurrs when a trailing end of the second recording material with respect to the conveyance direction passes through the conveyance nip. The controller extends a conveyance interval between the first and second recording materials when it is determined that the loosening amount is a predetermined value or more and the image exists in the blurring region.