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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2021
Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohito Otsuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takehiko Koizumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Chino, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a circulating member that is a part of a transport path that transports a recording medium; a holding member that is fixed to the circulating member, circulates, and holds a leading end portion of the recording medium; an image forming section that forms an image on the recording medium at an image forming position in a circulation path of the circulating member; and a feeding section that feeds out the recording medium to a holding position where the holding member holds the leading end portion of the recording medium. When a circulation velocity Vg is defined as a velocity at which the circulating member circulates the holding member, a transport velocity of the recording medium is reduced from a first transport velocity V, which is higher than the circulation velocity Vg, to a second transport velocity V, which is lower than the first transport velocity V, before the leading end portion of the recording medium enters the holding position.