Image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10450156
APP PUB NO 20160289027A1
SERIAL NO

15086117

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An image forming apparatus having a controller and capable of forming images in double-face printing is provided. The controller conducts a measuring process to measure a time period corresponding to a sheet length; a comparison process to compare a measured value with a switch threshold value being a value in a range of a measurement error allowed to the measured value; and one of a first conveying process, in which a conveying unit is driven to convey a predetermined number of sheets circulating in a conveying path, and a second conveying process, in which the conveying unit is driven to convey a greater number of sheets than the predetermined number circulating in the conveying path. The controller conducts the first conveying process when the measured value is greater than the switch threshold value and conducts the second conveying process when the measured value is smaller than the switch threshold value.

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BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAAICHI-KEN 467-8561

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mizuno, Yusuke Nagoya, JP 140 1298

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