Patent ID: 9219828
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: B41M,G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. An erasing apparatus comprising: a sheet supply unit configured to supply a sheet on which an image has been formed by an image forming apparatus; a reading unit configured to read a surface of the sheet supplied by the sheet supply unit before and after the sheet is subject to an erasing processing; a rejected sheet unit configured to receive a sheet that is determined to be not reusable; a first sheet conveying path that extends from the sheet supply unit to the rejected sheet unit; an erasing unit configured to perform the erasing processing for erasing the image formed on the sheet supplied by the sheet supply unit, the erasing unit positioned downstream of the reading unit in a sheet conveying direction; a second sheet conveying path that branches from the first sheet conveying path at a first position downstream of the reading unit in a sheet conveying direction and extends to the image forming apparatus; a first branch member disposed at the first position and configured to switch a conveying direction of the sheet to the rejected sheet unit or to the second sheet conveying path; and a controller configured to: