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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2002
Yuichi Harashima, Yashio, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feeding section for feeding a sheet, and a sheet transportation path defining a transportation path for the sheet fed by the sheet feeding section. An image formation section may be provided so as to form an image. The image formation section may include a photo-conductive member arranged in the sheet transportation path. A fixing section may be provided so as to fix a toner image transferred onto the sheet from the photo-conductive member with heating and pressure rollers. A sheet type recognition device may be provided so as to set information related to a sheet type that is selected by an operator. A sheet linear velocity control device may also be provided so as to change a sheet linear velocity of the feeding section in accordance with the sheet type in order to create relaxation of the sheet.