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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2008
Masaru Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Masami Miyajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Aizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohtaroh Yonenaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Umezawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiichirou Shimizu, Kanagawa, JP;
Natsuko Kawase, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryu Hasegawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Enami, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaru Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Masami Miyajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Aizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohtaroh Yonenaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Umezawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiichirou Shimizu, Kanagawa, JP;
Natsuko Kawase, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryu Hasegawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Enami, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus connectable to a first feed tray and a second feed tray includes an image forming unit, a feed path, and a detecting unit provided on the feed path to sense recording medium jam. An identifying unit identifies a feed path and a feed tray where recording medium jam has occurred as a jammed path and a jamming feed tray. A first determining unit determines whether the image forming apparatus is connected to the second feed tray. A second determining unit determines whether the second feed tray can feed a recording medium to the image forming unit. A feeding unit feeds a recording medium from the second feed tray to the image forming unit.