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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2014
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Hidenori Mine, Toyohashi, JP;
Takahiro Tsujimoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Masahiro Kamiya, Toyohashi, JP;
Yutaka Yamamoto, Shinshiro, JP;
Nobuhiro Matsuo, Toyokawa, JP;
Seiichi Kirikubo, Toyohashi, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a timing roller for conveying paper in the image forming apparatus, a first motor receiving supply of electric power from a power source for driving the timing roller, a second motor receiving supply of electric power from the power source, a sensor for detecting whether a jam occurs at the conveyance roller, a drive relay for cutting off supply of electric power from the power source to the first and second motors, if occurrence of a jam is detected, and a control circuit for controlling an operating state of the second motor such that regenerative power produced at the first motor due to rotation of the conveyance roller is supplied to the second motor, if occurrence of a jam is detected.