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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Eizo Kurita, Nagaizumi Shizuoka, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprises a first roller, a second roller and a control section. The first roller is arranged on a conveyance path of a sheet. The second roller is arranged downstream side of the first roller in the conveyance path. The control section calculates a deflection amount of the sheet nipped by the first roller and the second roller based on a conveyance speed of the sheet conveyed along the conveyance path, and controls a rotation speed of at least one of the first roller and the second roller based on the calculated deflection amount.