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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/23 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00572 (2013.01); G03G 15/234 (2013.01); G03G 15/60 (2013.01); G06K 15/16 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00358 (2013.01);
Abstract
The image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit for forming an image on a recording material; an original read unit for reading an original at a read position facing a conveyance path in which the recording material and the original are to be conveyed selectively, and a control unit for switching a position of the original read unit to a position different from the read position during a period in which the recording material is being conveyed along the conveyance path.