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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2007
Eiichiro Teshima, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Tatsuto Tachibana, Numazu, JP;
Ryuichi Yoshizawa, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhisa Maruyama, Sagamihara, JP;
Atsuya Takahashi, Mishima, JP;
Akihiro Nakamura, Mishima, JP;
Kaoru Sato, Minamiashigara, JP;
Eiichiro Teshima, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Tatsuto Tachibana, Numazu, JP;
Ryuichi Yoshizawa, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhisa Maruyama, Sagamihara, JP;
Atsuya Takahashi, Mishima, JP;
Akihiro Nakamura, Mishima, JP;
Kaoru Sato, Minamiashigara, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus to which a paper handling unit is connected thereto is provided. The image forming apparatus detects the size of a sheet in a direction in which the sheet is conveyed for image formation. The image forming apparatus outputs sheet size mismatch information indicating that the size of the sheet does not match a predetermined size to the paper handling unit before a size detecting operation thereof has been completed detecting the trailing edge of the sheet is greater than the predetermined size.