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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2002
Masaru Yamagishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A double-sided image forming device comprises a double-side operation unit. The double-side operation unit includes a sheet reversing unit including a switchback conveying path for reversing a front side and a back side of a sheet conveyed from an image forming unit, and a reconveying path for reconveying the sheet to the image forming unit so as to form an image on the back side. The switchback conveying path has a length smaller than a length of a conveyable maximum-size sheet. The double-side operation unit can slide from/toward a body of the double-sided image forming device in a direction perpendicular to a direction of conveying the sheet. A rear end guide is further provided in the switchback conveying path so as to guide a rear end of a large-size sheet.