Patent ID: 7595912
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
1. An image forming system including a feed unit for supplying a recording medium, and an image forming unit for forming an image on the recording medium, said image forming system comprising: a recording medium detecting section for detecting the recording medium which stays in a conveying path of said feed unit; an instructing section for instructing said feed unit and said image forming unit to start operation to eject the recording medium which is detected with said recording medium detecting section; an image forming control section for causing said image forming unit to start recording medium conveyance operation in response to an operation start instruction by said instructing section; and a feeding control section for causing said feed unit to start recording medium conveyance operation in response to the operation start instruction by said instructing section, and for transmitting an operation completion signal of said feed unit to said instructing section when the conveyance operation has been completed, wherein said instructing section transmits the operation completion signal to said image forming control section, and said image forming control section detects a transportation state of the recording medium in response to the operation completion signal and decides whether the recording medium conveyance operation of said image forming unit was completed based on the transportation state of the recording medium.