Patent ID: 6909857
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a transfer member, which transfers an image to a sheet at a specified transferring speed; a fixing member, which fixes the image on the sheet and is capable of changing a fixing speed in accordance with a kind of sheet; and a plurality of conveyor units, which convey the sheet from said transfer member to said fixing member, wherein the plurality of conveyor units are so controlled in case the fixing speed is lower than the transferring speed that, while a downstream conveyor unit is conveying a sheet being fixed at a same speed as the fixing speed, an upstream conveyor unit may convey a succeeding sheet at a same speed as the transferring speed, wherein a conveyor path length L where a distance from a downstream end of said most downstream conveyor unit to said fixing member is designated by L the transferring speed is designated by V a highest one of a plurality of lower fixing speeds, as can be taken by said fixing member, than the transferring speed is designated by V a spacing to be retained between a preceding sheet and the succeeding sheet in said fixing member is designated by P