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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
May. 15, 2023
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 19/20 (2006.01); B41J 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/16 (2013.01); B65H 19/20 (2013.01); G03G 15/6517 (2013.01); G03G 15/652 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.