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Abstract

Provided is an apparatus for efficiently forming images (color or black-and-white) on both sides of recording mediums. To this end, a provided image forming apparatus for forming a plurality of images successively on recording mediums is featured in comprising: 1) intermediate transfer means capable of retaining an image corresponding to the image to be formed, 2) transfer means for transferring the image on the intermediate transfer means onto a recording medium, and 3) reversing means for reversing the recording medium so that an image is to be formed on the rear side of the recording medium having the image transferred onto the front side thereof. Further, a control process for image forming is performed by controlling a sequence of forming the plurality of images depending on an image forming condition when the plurality of images are formed successively on both sides of the recording mediums under cooperation with the reversing means.

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First Claim