Patent ID: 11966187
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a plurality of cassettes configured to accommodate a sheet;
a memory unit configured to memorize a kind of the sheet accommodated in the plurality of cassettes in association with each of the plurality of cassettes;
a feeding unit configured to feed the sheet accommodated in the plurality of cassettes;
an image forming unit configured to form an image on the sheet fed by the feeding unit;
an environment information detecting portion configured to detect an environment information;
an ion irradiation unit configured to irradiate the sheet, on which the image is formed by the image forming unit, with an ion in a non-contact state with respect to the sheet; and
a controller configured to control the ion irradiation unit,
wherein the controller determines whether or not to cause the ion irradiation unit to irradiate the sheet with the ion based on the environment information in a case in which the sheet is a first kind, and
wherein the controller causes the ion irradiation unit not to irradiate the sheet with the ion irrespective of the environment information in a case in which the sheet is a second kind of which electrical resistivity is lower than that of the first kind.