Patent ID: 8936361
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming system comprising: a first image forming apparatus to form an image on a first surface of a sheet while transporting the sheet so that a first edge among four edges of the sheet is to be a leading edge, wherein the first image forming apparatus heats the sheet to fix the image on the sheet; a second image forming apparatus to form an image on a second surface of the sheet that is different from the first surface of the sheet on which the image has been formed by the first image forming apparatus, while transporting the sheet so that the first edge is to be the leading edge; and a transporting apparatus to transport the sheet from the first image forming apparatus to the second image forming apparatus, while keeping the first edge to be the leading edge of the sheet, wherein the transporting apparatus includes: a first transporting part to transport the sheet to a predetermined position; a second transporting part to reverse a surface of the sheet which has been transported by the first transporting part while transporting the sheet from the predetermined position to an area below the predetermined position, and to transport the sheet towards the second image forming apparatus; and a controller to control the first transporting part and the second transporting part; wherein the second transporting part comprises: a third transporting part to reverse the surface of the sheet while transporting the sheet so that a second edge of the sheet which is orthogonal to the first edge is to be a leading edge in a direction perpendicular to a transporting direction of the first transporting part; and a fourth transporting part to transport the sheet which has been transported by the third transporting part towards the second image forming apparatus, wherein the fourth transporting part transports the sheet in the transporting direction of the first transporting part.