Patent ID: 7547016

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet; a sheet conveying path; a first motor for driving a first roller located on the sheet conveying path, said first roller conveying a sheet; a second motor for driving a second roller located at a location downstream of said first roller on said sheet conveying path, said second roller conveying the sheet conveyed by said first rooler; a first detecting device that detects a rotation of said first motor; a first control device that controls a driving current value for said first motor in accordance with a detection result of said first detecting device; a second detecting device that detects a maximum current value required by said first motor to drive said first roller when the sheet is conveyed by said first roller; and a second control device that controls a driving current value for said second motor in accordance with the maximum current value detected by said second detecting device.