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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Ogata, Mishima, JP;
Ichiro Yasumaru, Mishima, JP;
Kazushi Ino, Suntou-gun, JP;
Hiroshi Kato, Odawara, JP;
Daisuke Kaneko, Suntou-gun, JP;
Tomoyuki Iwakoshi, Suntou-gun, JP;
Hiroto Endo, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first conveying path which connects between a sheet feed portion and a sheet discharging portion, and on which a image forming portion is arranged. The image forming apparatus further includes a second conveying path configured to guide the sheet on which the image has been formed on one surface thereof by the image forming portion to the first conveying path again, a document conveying path, and a reading portion. The document conveying path includes a document feeding path, a document discharging path, and a common conveying path which serves as at least a part of the second conveying path, and guides the document from a document feed portion to a document discharging portion through the document feeding path, the common conveying path and the document discharging path without causing the document to pass through the image forming position. The reading portion reads a first face and a second face of the document which is fed from the document feed portion.