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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Makoto Ui, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); B65H 5/38 (2006.01); B65H 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/38 (2013.01); B65H 5/062 (2013.01); B65H 2402/10 (2013.01); B65H 2404/143 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1421 (2013.01); B65H 2404/611 (2013.01); B65H 2511/224 (2013.01); B65H 2801/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a sheet conveyance section configured to convey a long sheet along a sheet feeding path; and an image forming section configured to form an image on the long sheet conveyed by the sheet conveyance section, the sheet conveyance section including a conveyance unit that includes a first conveyance roller and a second conveyance roller for conveying the long sheet in a sandwiching manner, and is movable along a sheet conveyance direction in a state where the long sheet is conveyed through the sheet feeding path.