Patent ID: 6526254
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising an image forming section, a sheet supply transport section for transporting a sheet to the image forming section, and a sheet ejection transport section for transporting the sheet, on which the image has been formed in said image forming section, said apparatus further comprising:sheet supply transporting means for transporting sheets in said sheet supply transport section; sheet ejection transporting means for transporting sheets in said sheet ejection transport section; and speed control means for controlling sheet transport speeds of said sheet supply transporting means and said sheet ejection transporting means, wherein said speed control means sets the sheet transport speed of at least one of said sheet supply transporting means and said sheet ejection transporting means during transportation of at least one of the last sheet and the first sheet of sequential sheets on which images are formed higher than the transport speed of another sheet of said sequential sheet.