Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

1997-10-02

1999-05-18

Brase, Sandra

Electrophotography

Image formation

Transfer

399384, G03G15/01

Patent

active

059059303

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of process units contacting a continuous recording medium and transferring images on the recording medium, a separating and contacting mechanism for controlling at least one of the recording medium and each of the process units to a separated state where the recording medium and the process unit are separated from each other and a contacting state where the recording medium and the process unit contact each other, and a controller for controlling the separating and contacting mechanism at a position where the process unit confronts a non-printing region on the recording medium so as to put the recording medium and the process unit to the contacting state.

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