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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2010
Tetsuji Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Ogihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Murakami, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichi Nishide, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsuyuki Kitamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuji Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Ogihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Murakami, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichi Nishide, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsuyuki Kitamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier that is rotatable; a transfer member that is rotatably disposed so as to face the image carrier, the transfer member transferring an image carried by the image carrier to a sheet; a leading end gripping member that is attached to the transfer member, the leading end gripping member gripping a leading end of the sheet in the transport direction on an outer peripheral surface of the transfer member; a trailing end holding member that holds a trailing end of the sheet in the transport direction between the trailing end holding member and the outer peripheral surface of the transfer member; and a controller that changes a distance between the leading end gripping member and the trailing end holding member when holding the sheet on the basis of a length of the sheet in the transport direction.