Patent ID: 9383707
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B65H,G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an accommodation unit that accommodates recording materials; a feeding unit that feeds a second recording material accommodated in the accommodation unit to a conveying path after feeding a first recording material accommodated in the accommodation unit to the conveying path; a first detecting unit that detects a recording material fed by the feeding unit at a first position in the conveying path; a second detecting unit that detects a recording material fed by the feeding unit at a second position that is downstream from the first position in a conveying direction of the recording material; and a control unit that controls the feeding unit, wherein, in a case where a length of recording materials accommodated in the accommodation unit in the conveying direction is a first length, the control unit controls the feeding unit to feed the second recording material based on a timing in which the first detecting unit detects the first recording material, and wherein, in a case where the length of the recording materials accommodated in the accommodation unit in the conveying direction is a second length which is longer than the first length, the control unit controls the feeding unit to feed the second recording material based on a timing in which the second detecting unit detects the first recording material.