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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1996
Ryoji Honda, Asaka, JP;
Masahiro Kita, Tokyo, JP;
Ikuo Negoro, Sakado, JP;
Tomoyuki Nishikawa, Matsudo, JP;
Takaaki Yano, Saitama-ken, JP;
Tatsuya Yoshida, Saitama-ken, JP;
Shoji Kamasako, Tsurugashima-machi, JP;
Tsutomu Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoshi Negishi, Tsurugashima-machi, JP;
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electrophotographic printer is capable of using a plurality of types of continuous form recording media having different page lengths, respectively. In the printer, a photoconductive member is charged and exposed to light carrying image data to form a latent image. In operation, one of the plurality of types of recording media is selected, and a portion of the photoconductive member corresponding to a page of the selected one of the plurality of types of recording media is exposed to light. In another embodiment, a laser beam printer utilizes a continuous-form recording sheet, wherein two control members are provided for, respectively, controlling the recording sheet so as to be discharged from the printing device after a printing operation, and for controlling the recording sheet so as to be located at a position from which a printing operation is restarted. Thus, recording sheets are not wasted when printer output is started.