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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2011
Applicant:
Yosuke Aoi, Aichi, JP;
Inventor:
Yosuke Aoi, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image formation device is configured such that a feed roller and a discharge roller are rotated in a first direction so that the sheet is fed from the fixing unit to the discharge opening at a first speed V, in a second direction so that the sheet is fed from the discharge opening to the diverging point at a second speed Vif the entire sheet has reached a discharge opening side with respect to the diverging point, and the feeding speed is changed to a third speed Vif the sheet has reached a position where it is nipped by the sheet feed rollers after the sheet was started to be fed at the second speed V