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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/42 (2006.01); B41J 13/02 (2006.01); B41J 23/12 (2006.01); B41J 13/10 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 23/02 (2006.01); B41J 13/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 23/12 (2013.01); B41J 13/02 (2013.01); B41J 13/106 (2013.01); B41J 2/165 (2013.01); B41J 23/025 (2013.01); B41J 13/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided an image forming apparatus in which a waiting time is small and the throughput is not degraded. Therefore it is determined whether or not a delay accumulation operation is necessary at the time of performing a cap closing operation or a wiping operation. If necessary, the delay accumulation operation is performed.