Image forming apparatus with medium holding devices retractable to access transport path

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes, an image forming device, a transporting device, a first medium holding device, and a second medium holding device. The image forming device forms an image on a print medium unwound from a roll. The transporting device is configured to transport the unwound print medium on a transport path facing the image forming device. The first medium holding device is disposed upstream of the image forming device in a medium transporting direction, and configured to hold the print medium on the transport path and retract to an open position for opening the transport path. The second medium holding device is disposed downstream of the image forming device in the medium transporting direction, and configured to hold the print medium on the transport path and retract to an open position for opening the transport path.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a roll holding device to hold a roll of recording medium; an image forming device configured to form an image on a print medium unwound, and as a continuum, from the roll of recording medium held by the roll holding device; a transporting device configured to transport the unwound print medium in a medium transporting direction and to transport the print medium along a transport path facing the image forming device; a first medium holding device separated from the image forming device, and disposed upstream of the image forming device in the medium transporting direction, and configured to hold the print medium on the transport path and to rotate in a first rotation direction to retract to an open position for opening the transport path to view and access the print medium as a continuum from the roll of recording medium held by the roll holding device; and a second medium holding device separated from the image forming device, and disposed downstream of the image forming device in the medium transporting direction in which the print medium having the image formed thereon by the image forming device is transported, and configured to hold the print medium on the transport path and to rotate in a second rotation direction different from the first rotation direction, to retract to an open position for opening the transport path.