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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355313 ; 355 24 ; 355319 ; 355320 ; 355327 ; 358 75 ;
Abstract
A copier, laser printer or similar image forming apparatus of the type having an intermediate image transfer body in the form of a belt allows documents to be reproduced in a page-sequential paper discharge mode which discharges paper sheets, or recording media, in order of page. When an automatic two-sided copy mode is selected, the apparatus automatically sets up the page-sequential paper discharge mode. Hence, when two sided black-and-white documents and color documents are reproduced together in the automatic two-sided copy mode, paper sheets are driven out of the apparatus in order of page.