Patent ID: 8322718

Claim:
A recording medium conveyer, comprising: a feeding member configured to feed a recording medium; a conveying member provided downstream from the feeding member in a recording medium conveyance direction; at least one driver configured to drive the feeding member and the conveying member independently; a drive transmission member connected to the at least one driver, the drive transmission member configured to transmit a driving force generated by the at least one driver to the feeding member and the conveying member; a selector configured to determine a thickness of the recording medium to be fed by the feeding member; and a controller configured to stop driving the feeding member after the controller drives the feeding member for a first time period to create a bend in the recording medium in a state in which the recording medium contacts the conveying member that stops rotating, wherein the controller is configured to start driving the conveying member while the feeding member and the conveying member are still engaging the recording medium to eliminate the bend, the controller is configured to restart driving the feeding member at a time determined based on the thickness of the recording medium while the feeding member and the conveying member are still engaging the recording medium, and the conveying member is configured to convey the recording medium to an image transfer portion at the same time an image is transferred onto the recording medium.