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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2016
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Kanno, Tokyo, JP;
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus, provided with an image forming part that performs an image formation on each of individual medium pieces that are attached to a long base sheet with specified gaps wherein a long medium is configured with the long base sheet and the medium pieces, a length of the gaps being defined as a gap length, a carrying part that carries the long medium to the image forming part in a medium carrying direction, a cutting part that cuts the long medium that is being carried by the carrying part, and a cut position determining part that determines a cut position where the long medium is cut by the cutting part, the cut position being located at one of the gaps, wherein the cut position determining part changes the cut position according to the gap length.