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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2013
Applicants:
Tomohiro Mizutani, Tokyo, JP;
Suguru Yokozawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Hatano, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 26/08 (2006.01); B65H 26/06 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 29/48 (2006.01); B65H 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 26/063 (2013.01); B41J 29/38 (2013.01); B41J 29/48 (2013.01); B65H 23/005 (2013.01); B65H 26/08 (2013.01); B65H 2403/942 (2013.01); B65H 2404/143 (2013.01); B65H 2511/51 (2013.01); B65H 2801/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus that the present invention is concerning to, rolled paper is conveyed in a forward conveyance direction for a predetermined period of time, when it is detected that an amount of the rolled paper rolled around a core pipe equals a predetermined amount or less. On the basis of the detection result, a CPU determines the rolled state of the rolled paper with respect to the core pipe and conveys the rolled paper in the forward conveyance direction or a reverse conveyance direction according to the rolled state.