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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2023
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Satoru Arakane, Nagoya, JP;
Masashi Ohhashi, Kasugai, JP;
Koichi Tsugimura, Nagoya, JP;
Haruka Azechi, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuhiro Nakano, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a medium accommodating part, an image forming engine, a discharge part, a medium conveyer configured to convey a medium from the medium accommodating part to the image forming engine and to the discharge part, a medium holder configured to hold the medium discharged to the discharge part, and a controller. The controller selects a first discharge mode for causing the medium holder to continue to hold the medium when a holding condition is satisfied or a second discharge mode for causing the medium holder not to hold the medium or to hold the medium for a prescribed period and then release the medium. The holding condition includes at least one of a first condition being that material of the medium does not correspond to specific materials and a second condition being that a medium length is less than a first threshold value.