Patent ID: 8348265
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a paper feeding unit operable for feeding a sheet; an image forming unit operable for forming a toner image on the sheet; a skew correcting roller pair which the conveyed sheet contacts such that at least a portion of the sheet bends; a rotary member pair operable for conveying the sheet to the skew correcting roller pair; a first sensor disposed upstream of the skew correcting roller pair in the sheet conveying direction in which the sheet is conveyed, the first sensor comprising: a first signal processing unit configured to process the output voltage of the first receiving unit and configured to output a first reception level signal indicating a reception level of the sending signal received by the first receiving unit from the sending signal transmitted by the first transmitting unit; and a control unit configured to: wherein the skew correcting roller pair is rotated after the sheet is sufficiently bent.