公开(公告)号：US20160154360A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-02

申请号：US15013863

申请日：2016-02-02

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Terutaka ENDO

IPC: G03G15/00

CPC classification number: G03G15/6529 ,  B65H5/068 ,  B65H5/26 ,  B65H9/002 ,  B65H9/166 ,  B65H29/60 ,  B65H85/00 ,  B65H2301/33312 ,  B65H2301/3332 ,  B65H2404/1431 ,  B65H2404/172 ,  B65H2404/174 ,  B65H2404/632 ,  B65H2404/725 ,  G03G15/235 ,  G03G15/6561 ,  G03G15/6567 ,  G03G2215/00438 ,  G03G2215/00565 ,  G03G2215/00675 ,  G03G2215/00679

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, a duplex conveyance path through which the sheet having the image formed by the image forming unit on a first side passes when an image is formed on a second side that is a back side of the first side, a guiding member provided along the duplex conveyance path, a reversing roller pair capable of rotating in a forward direction and in a reverse direction, h, and a conveyance roller pair provided on the duplex conveyance path, wherein at least one of the reversing roller pair is inclined to the width direction so that, in the width direction, the side end of the sheet being conveyed by the reversing roller pair rotating in the reverse direction moves closer to the contact portion.