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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuhiro Yoshiuchi, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Kageyama, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Mita Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399 21 ; 399385 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus capable of simplifying work for removing a sheet by a user after a jam occurs. An image is formed on a sheet having a predetermined length cut from a rolled-sheet. A cutting mechanism is provided in a halfway portion of a conveying path through which the sheet passes. When a jam occurs in the conveying path, the cutting mechanism is operated, whereby the sheet is cut. The sheet in the apparatus can be immediately removed, therefore.