摘要 |
An image forming apparatus capable of accurately detecting a thickness of various sheets. A CPU of the image forming apparatus sets the degree of amplification to a large value, if a sheet basis weight is equal to or less than a threshold value, and sets the degree of amplification to a small value, if the sheet basis weight is larger than the threshold value. One of magnetic sensors, which are disposed facing respective ones of magnets mounted to a displacement member of a sheet thickness detection device of the image forming apparatus, is selected according to the set degree of amplification. When a sheet passes through a detection part of the displacement member, a displacement of the detection part amplified through the displacement member is detected by the selected sensor and a sheet thickness is detected based on an output of the sensor.
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