Patent ID: 9566815
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B41J,B41M

Claim:
1. An image erasing apparatus, comprising: a sheet supply section configured to supply a sheet; a discharge tray configured to receive the sheet; a first conveying path configured to convey the sheet from the sheet supply section toward the discharge tray; a reader arranged on the first conveying path and configured to read an image on the sheet; a second conveying path that branches from the first conveying path at a first position downstream of the reader in a sheet conveying direction and that merges with the first conveying path at a second position between the sheet supply portion and the reader; an erasing unit arranged on the second conveying path and configured to erase the image on the sheet; and a controller configured to control to convey the sheet to pass through the erasing unit at a first conveying speed, to convey the sheet to pass through the reader at a second conveying speed, and to control the first conveying speed and the second conveying speed in accordance with a processing mode.