IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMATION CONTROL METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a conveying unit and a control unit, the control unit has a function of image formation correcting of performing correction of the image forming unit in response to a reading result of an image on the transfer medium, and a function of prepurge processing of, when a paper jam occurs, performing control to discharge a valid medium located on a downstream side of a position where the paper jam occurs to outside the conveyance path and discharge a medium located on an upstream side of the position where the paper jam occurs to outside the conveyance path, and, when the paper jam occurs, and the medium being conveyed includes a medium for correction to be used for image formation correcting, the control unit performs control to perform the prepurge processing and continue the image formation correcting.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image forming unit configured to perform printing on a transfer medium based on image data; a conveying unit configured to convey the transfer medium; and a control unit configured to control the printing and the conveyance, wherein the control unit has a function of image formation correcting processing of performing correction of the image forming unit in response to a reading result of an image printed on the transfer medium, the control unit has a function of prepurge processing of, when a paper jam occurs during conveyance of the transfer medium, performing control to discharge a valid transfer medium located on a conveyance path on a downstream side of a position where the paper jam occurs to outside the conveyance path, and discharge a transfer medium located on a conveyance path on an upstream side of the position where the paper jam occurs to outside the conveyance path, and when the paper jam occurs, and the transfer medium being conveyed includes a transfer medium for correction to be used for the image formation correcting processing, the control unit performs control to perform the prepurge processing and continue the image formation correcting processing.