Patent ID: 8160462
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. Image forming apparatus, comprising: a recording medium feed unit configured to feed a recording medium into a predetermined transport path; a transport unit configured to transport said recording medium fed by the recording medium feed unit along the transport path; a transport status detection unit disposed on the transport path and configured to detect a transport status of said recording medium; a control unit configured to control operations of the recording medium feed unit, the transport unit, and the transport status detection unit; and a container unit configured to hold said recording medium, wherein the control unit controls, according to a detection result by the transport status detection unit, feeding of another recording medium by the recording medium feed unit and transport of said recording medium by the transport unit to discharge said recording medium and still another recording medium present in the transport path into the container unit, and wherein if the transport status detection unit detects a delay in transporting said recording medium and detects that a distance between said recording medium and a subsequent recording medium is within a predetermined range, the control unit controls the recording medium feed unit to stop feeding said another recording medium and controls the transport unit to continue transporting said recording medium and said still another recording medium for a predetermined period of time.