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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tokuharu Kaneko, Mishima, JP;
Shokyo Koh, Mishima, JP;
Mitsuhiko Sato, Numazu, JP;
Yoshihito Osari, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus for reversing/discharging sheets on which images are formed, control is performed to form mirror images on sheets and discharge the sheets, on which the mirror images are formed, without reversing them in accordance with the type of sheet on which images are to be formed, thereby adjusting the output order of the sheets without increasing the sheet output time and causing any damage on the sheet.