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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1993
Junichi Kimizuka, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiyuki Itoh, Sagamihara, JP;
Kaoru Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Akihisa Kusano, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhiko Okazawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshihiko Inuyama, Fujisawa, JP;
Makoto Abe, Kashiwa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a movable image bearing member; an image forming device for forming an image on the image bearing member; a transfer device for transferring an image from the image bearing member onto a recording material at a transfer position; a detector for detecting a recording material conveying passage from a recording material feeding station to the image transfer position; and a controller responsive to the detector to form blanks at a leading and trailing edges of the recording material by controlling image forming operation of the image forming device.