Patent ID: 7664454
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a first transporting section that transports a recording medium on which an image is formed; a second transporting section that receives the recording medium from said first transporting section and then further transports the recording medium, said second transporting section having a smaller transporting force than said first transporting section, wherein said second transporting section includes a pair of rollers that transports the recording medium such that the pair of rollers is less slippery on the recording medium when transporting the recording medium in a rearward direction than when transporting the recording medium in a forward direction, said pair of rollers comprises at least one roller formed obliquely in only one direction; a controller that controls said second transporting section such that said second transporting section transports the recording medium at a higher speed than said first transporting section, and that said second transporting section causes the recording medium received from said first transporting section to switch back.