Patent ID: 8538316
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: B41J,G03G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus capable of duplex printing, the apparatus comprising: a control unit configured to control sheet transport; a sheet feeding unit configured to hold and feed a sheet wound in a rolled state; a decurling unit configured to correct curling of the sheet fed; a print unit configured to print on the sheet passed through the decurling unit; and a reverse unit configured to reverse the sheet printed by the print unit, wherein the decurling unit includes: a decurling roller, a first pinch roller, and second and third pinch rollers on both sides of the first pinch roller, which are each disposed around the decurling roller, and are capable of forming a nipped state with the decurling roller, a first path configured to lead the sheet fed from the sheet feeding unit into a nip position between the first pinch roller and the decurling roller from a first direction, and the control unit performs so that the sheet in the first path is nipped with the decurling roller in order of the first pinch roller and the second pinch roller, and is fed to the print unit, and a second path configured to lead the sheet fed from the reverse unit into a nip position between the first pinch roller and the decurling roller from a second direction opposite to the first direction, and the control unit performs so that the sheet in the second path is nipped with the decurling roller in order of the first pinch roller and the third pinch roller, and is fed to the print unit.