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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2007
Hiroyoshi Omura, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Andou, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyoshi Omura, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Andou, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Mita Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided with a first and a second sheet feeding sections for accommodating sheets before printing in a stacked manner; a first sheet conveying section including first conveying members and adapted to convey a sheet received from the first sheet feeding section; a second sheet conveying section including second conveying members and adapted to convey a sheet received from the second sheet feeding section; a plurality of image forming units each including driven members and adapted to form toner images of different colors; a first driving source for driving the first conveying members; and a second driving source for driving the second conveying members. Some of the driven members are driven by the first driving source and others are driven by the second driving source.