Patent ID: 7957686

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a fuser unit configured to fix an image onto a sheet, the fuser unit including a first roller and a second roller opposite to each other; a first conveyance unit configured to convey the sheet, the first conveyance unit being provided upstream of the fuser unit in a sheet conveyance direction; a second conveyance unit configured to convey the sheet, the second conveyance unit being provided downstream of the fuser unit in the sheet conveyance direction; a drive unit configured to rotate the first roller and the second roller of the fuser unit; and a control unit configured to control the drive unit to rotate one or both of the first roller and the second roller in a state where a sheet contacts the first roller and the second roller and the sheet is held by the first conveyance unit and the second conveyance unit, or in a state where after the sheet is held by the first conveyance unit and the second conveyance unit, one or both of the first conveyance unit and the second conveyance unit move in a direction of approaching at least one of the first roller and the second roller and the sheet contacts the first roller or the second roller.