Image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9467586
APP PUB NO 20160165086A1
SERIAL NO

14953650

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An image forming apparatus which can control to turn on/off a light emitting element depending on a sheet state on a manual sheet tray is provided. The image forming apparatus includes the manual feed tray on which the sheet is placed. The image forming apparatus is configured to be switchable between normal power mode and power saving mode. In the normal power mode, normal power is supplied. In the power saving mode, less power is consumed as compared to the power consumed in the normal power mode. The image forming apparatus includes a manual sheet feeding sensor which detects presence/absence of the sheet on the manual feed tray. The image forming apparatus includes a sheet length sensor S and a sheet length sensor L which include the light emitting element and a light receiving element to detect approximate sheet length of sheet placed on the manual feed tray in a conveying direction.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Abe, Toshiyuki Toride, JP 67 619
Hata, Yousuke Ichikawa, JP 28 122
Iikura, Takayuki Kashiwa, JP 18 53
Kakutani, Toshifumi Abiko, JP 30 155
Koseki, Manabu Sakuragawa, JP 12 52
Miyake, Kazunori Abiko, JP 37 119
Nakajima, Hirohisa Tsukubamirai, JP 17 49
Obata, Shuji Noda, JP 12 47
Sato, Kazumi Kashiwa, JP 121 1262
Suda, Takeyuki Nagareyama, JP 27 169
Sugeta, Mitsuhiro Abiko, JP 25 139
Suzuki, Shinya Toride, JP 254 1550

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