Image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYohei Suzuki, Junichi Ochi
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit provided on a first conveyance path, and a reading unit provided on a second conveyance path and configured to read image information from a sheet conveyed in the second conveyance path, with the second conveyance path branching from the first conveyance path. The sheet is conveyed through the second conveyance path in a case of forming an image on a second surface of the sheet opposite to a first surface of the sheet on which an image has been formed by the image forming unit. In addition, an opposing member opposes the reading unit with a space therebetween, and a conveyance roller conveys the sheet through the space between the reading unit and the opposing member and is rotatably supported by the opposing member.
Claims22
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming unit provided on a first conveyance path and configured to form an image on a sheet conveyed in the first conveyance path;
- a reading unit provided on a second conveyance path and configured to read image information from a sheet conveyed in the second conveyance path, the second conveyance path branching from the first conveyance path, the sheet being conveyed to the second conveyance path in a case of forming an image on a second surface of the sheet opposite to a first surface of the sheet on which an image has been formed by the image forming unit;
- an opposing member configured to oppose the reading unit with a space therebetween;
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- a conveyance roller configured to convey the sheet through the space between the reading unit and the opposing member and rotatably supported by the opposing member.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming unit provided on a first conveyance path and configured to form an image on a sheet conveyed in the first conveyance path;
- a reading unit provided on a second conveyance path and configured to read image information from the sheet conveyed from the first conveyance path to the second conveyance path, the second conveyance path branching from the first conveyance path;
- an opposing member configured to oppose the reading unit with a space therebetween;
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- a conveyance roller configured to convey the sheet through the space between the reading unit and the opposing member and rotate about a roller shaft supported by a casing of the image forming apparatus,
- wherein the opposing member is positioned with respect to the roller shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.