Konica Minolta, Inc.

Sho Okuzawa

Shinya Naoi

Sho Soda

An image forming apparatus includes: a main part that forms an image on a continuous medium in a state in which a tension is applied to the continuous medium, the continuous medium being fed from a first roll and conveyed to be taken up on a second roll; and a tension maintaining part that maintains the tension of the continuous medium at the main part during a manipulation for replacing at least one of the first roll and the second roll.

Image forming apparatus and control method of image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes a first conveyance member, a second conveyance member, and a controller. The first conveyance member and the second conveyance member convey a continuous sheet. The controller determines whether a second conveyance speed which is a conveyance speed of the continuous sheet conveyed by the first conveyance member and the second conveyance member can be detected normally on the basis of a first conveyance speed which is a conveyance speed of the continuous sheet conveyed by the first conveyance member.

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Tokyo, Japan

Sho Okuzawa