Patent ID: 7609983
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a first heating device which heats a sheet with a toner image formed thereon; a second heating device which heats said sheet heated by said first heating device; a first conveying path which conveys said sheet conveyed from said first heating device to said second heating device; a second conveying path which branches from said first conveying path at a location upstream of said second heating device in said first conveying path for conveyance of said sheet without conveying it to said second heating device; a discharge tray to which said sheet being conveyed on said second conveying path is discharged; a feeding portion which feeds sheets put on a paper refeeding tray; and a feeding conveying path which conveys a sheet fed by said feeding portion to said second heating device, said feeding conveying path having a downstream portion merged into said first conveying path at a location between said first heating device and said second heating device; an abnormality control portion which issues an abnormality factor that occurs in said second heating device, and a sheet located upstream of said branch portion in said first conveying path is discharged to said discharge tray through said second conveying path; and an annunciation portion is provided which serves to inform that said sheet discharged to said discharge tray should be set in said refeeding tray when said sheet has been discharged to said discharge tray upon occurrence of the abnormality factor in said second heating device.