Patent ID: 9056735
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming section configured to form an image on a sheet; a first rotator; a second rotator; a third rotator including an upstream rotator and a downstream rotator which is positioned at a downstream side in a sheet conveying direction than the upstream rotator, the first, second and third rotators being configured to be rotated in accordance with an image forming operation of the image forming section; a first motor configured to drive the first rotator and the third rotator; a second motor configured to drive the second rotator; a first switch configured to switch between a connected state in which a driving force from the first motor is transmitted to the third rotator, and a disconnected state in which the driving force from the first motor is not transmitted to the third rotator, wherein switching between the connected state and the disconnected state includes the first switch respectively switching the upstream rotator and the downstream rotator between the connected state and the disconnected state; and a control device configured to: