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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2010
Akira Okamoto, Hino, JP;
Kenji Yamamoto, Hachioji, JP;
Kazumichi Yamauchi, Hachioji, JP;
Hideki Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Kazutoshi Yoshimura, Hino, JP;
Masatoshi Ogawa, Tomisato, JP;
Akira Okamoto, Hino, JP;
Kenji Yamamoto, Hachioji, JP;
Kazumichi Yamauchi, Hachioji, JP;
Hideki Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Kazutoshi Yoshimura, Hino, JP;
Masatoshi Ogawa, Tomisato, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a sheet conveyance section having a sheet storing member to store sheets that have been aligned in a prescribed placing direction, which conveys a sheet stored in the sheet storing member; an image forming section having an image carrier, which forms an image on the image carrier; an image transfer section which transfers the image formed on the image carrier onto a sheet conveyed by the sheet conveyance section; a winding detection section which detects whether or not the sheet conveyed by the sheet conveyance section is wound around the image carrier; and a controller which controls to instruct an operator to conduct a change operation of the placing direction of the sheets stored in the sheet storing member based on a sheet winding detection signal outputted from the winding detection section.