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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2009
Applicants:
Takayuki Niihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Mamoru Yorimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichiro Maeyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B65H 29/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inkjet-type image forming apparatus includes a recording head configured to eject ink to form an image; a carriage where the recording head is provided, the carriage being configured to reciprocate in a direction orthogonal to a sheet transport direction; a transport unit disposed upstream of a print area in the sheet transport direction, the transport unit being configured to intermittently transport a sheet to the print area; a transport control unit configured to control the transport unit; a platen guide plate; a suction unit configured to suction the sheet onto the platen guide plate; and a control unit.