Carrying apparatus and image forming apparatus

A carrying apparatus comprising:

• carrying means for carrying an object to be carried, along a carrying route having a straight part and an arc-like corner part;
• a straight escape part provided in a portion of the carrying means other than the carrying route;
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• control means for letting the object carried along the carrying route escape temporarily to the escape part and for keeping it therein, if necessary.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image forming device for forming an image on an image carrier;
• a transfer device for transferring the image formed by the image forming device, to a transfer object to which the image should be transferred;
• a reverse carrying device for carrying the transfer object having one surface to which the image has been transferred, along a reverse carrying route having a straight part and an arc-like corner part, to reverse the transfer object, and for feeding the transfer object again to the transfer device to transfer an image to another surface thereof;
• a straight escape part provided in the reverse carrying device;
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• a control device for letting a carrying object to be carried, which is carried along the reverse carrying route, escape temporarily to the escape part, and for keeping the carrying object therein, if necessary,
• wherein the escape part is provided at a part other than the reverse carrying route.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• image forming means for forming an image on an image carrier;
• transfer means for transferring the image formed by the image forming means, to a transfer object to which the image should be transferred;
• reverse carrying means for carrying the transfer object having one surface to which the image has been transferred, along a reverse carrying route having a straight part and an arc-like corner part, to reverse the transfer object, and for feeding the transfer object again the transfer means to transfer an image to another surface thereof;
• a straight escape part provided in a portion of the reverse carrying means other than the reverse carrying route;
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• control means for letting a carrying object to be carried, which is carried along the reverse carrying route, escape temporarily to the escape part, and for keeping the carrying object therein, if necessary.