Patent ID: 9557694
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a photosensitive member; a rotatable developer carrier; a transfer member configured to transfer a developer image on a recording sheet at a transfer position; a feeder mechanism defining a sheet feeding path for feeding the recording sheet to the transfer position, the feeder mechanism including a supply roller arranged on the sheet feeding path; a re-conveyance mechanism defining a re-conveyance path for re-conveying the recording sheet having passed through the transfer position to the transfer position again, the re-conveyance mechanism including a re-conveyance roller arranged on the re-conveyance path; an actuator configured to separate the developer carrier from the photosensitive member, and a control device configured to drive the actuator in a direction in which the developer carrier is separated from the photosensitive member, stop rotation of the developer carrier and stop rotation of the photosensitive member while the re-conveyance roller conveys the recording sheet.