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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2000
Kunihiro Kawachi, Hachioji, JP;
Kyoichi Mizuno, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of sheet feed units each for feeding a sheet, a single pair of registration rollers provided at the upstream side of the image formation site where an image is formed on the sheet with respect to the direction of sheet conveyance, for conveying the sheet in accordance with the timing of forming the image on the sheet, and a plurality pair of loop forming rollers provided in correspondence with the plurality of sheet feed units respectively at the upstream side of the pair of registration rollers with respect to the direction of sheet conveyance. Each of the plurality pair of loop forming rollers is controlled in a manner such that a loop is formed between each of the plurality pair of loop forming rollers and the pair of registration rollers.