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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2010
Kenji Abe, Suntou-gun, JP;
Hideki Ohta, Numazu, JP;
Takashi Kuwata, Suntou-gun, JP;
Youhei Suzuki, Suntou-gun, JP;
Takamichi Matsuo, Suntou-gun, JP;
Toshiaki Sako, Mishima, JP;
Kenji Abe, Suntou-gun, JP;
Hideki Ohta, Numazu, JP;
Takashi Kuwata, Suntou-gun, JP;
Youhei Suzuki, Suntou-gun, JP;
Takamichi Matsuo, Suntou-gun, JP;
Toshiaki Sako, Mishima, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a sheet feed unit that feeds a sheet to an image forming unit forming a toner image on the sheet; a fixing unit that fixes the toner image formed in the image forming unit to the sheet; and a control unit that controls the sheet feed unit, when starting duplex image formation for forming both sides of the sheet after an one-side image formation, the control unit retards a timing to cause the sheet feed unit to start the sheet feed operation as the number of sheet with an image formed on one side thereof in the one-side image formation is greater.