Patent ID: 8890912

Claim:
A color erasing apparatus comprising: a color erasing section configured to erase a color of an image formed with an erasable color material on a sheet conveyed at first speed; a first conveying section including a first conveying roller and a first driving section configured to convey the sheet, which passes through the color erasing section, at the first speed, the first conveying roller being arranged downstream in a sheet conveying direction of the color erasing section and configured to convey the sheet, the first driving section being configured to drive the first conveying roller, wherein the first conveying roller includes a one-way clutch in a driving shaft of the first conveying roller; a reading section configured to read an image on a surface of the sheet conveyed at second speed higher than the first speed; and a second conveying section including a second conveying roller and a second driving section configured to convey the sheet to the reading section at the second speed, the second roller being arranged upstream in the sheet conveying direction of the reading section and in a position where the second conveying roller nips the conveyed sheet in cooperation and simultaneously with the first conveying roller, the second driving section being configured to drive the second conveying roller.