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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2022
Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuaki Kuroda, Kanagawa, JP;
Shohei Miyagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoya Kamigaito, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsuna Saiki, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a holding unit that holds a recording medium transported; a circumferential rotation unit that circumferentially rotates with the holding unit fixed, and constitutes part of a transport path along which the recording medium is transported; an image former that forms an image on the recording medium at an image formation position on a circumferential rotational path of the circumferential rotation unit; a pass point at which the recording medium is passed on the circumferential rotational path; and a receiving point which is provided on a same side as the pass point with respect to the image formation position, and at which the recording medium is received from the circumferential rotational path.