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Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP3416000

Aktenzeichen

EP18177721

Anmeldetag

14. Juni 2018

Veröffentlichung

16. Februar 2022

Erteilung

16. Februar 2022

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

G03G15/23H04N1/00

Abstract

An image forming apparatus capable of stable conveying of a long sheet when forming images on both sides of the long sheet is provided. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming section for forming a toner image on a long sheet; a fixing section for fixing the toner image formed on the long sheet; a main conveyance path for conveying the long sheet to the image forming section and the fixing section; and a double-side conveyance path which branches off from a first side, in the main conveyance path, downstream of the fixing section in a conveyance direction of the long sheet, and which conveys the long sheet to a second side upstream of the image forming section by reversing the conveyance direction at a point of switching back to invert the long sheet. The double-side conveyance path includes, in a downstream side in the conveyance direction before the switching back, a merging pathway connected to the second side upstream of the image forming section in the main conveyance path, and a first introducing member for introducing into the merging pathway a head of the long sheet in the conveyance direction before the switching back.

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Firma

KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Land

🇯🇵 Japan

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