| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To hold a leading end and a trailing end of a recording medium, regardless of the size of the recording medium. <P>SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus includes a leading end gripper and a trailing end gripper provided on a drum. The leading end gripper is opened and closed by a leading end gripper driving mechanism. The trailing end gripper switches between a standby position where the gripper is stopped to the rotating drum and a grip position where the gripper rotates with the drum. The leading end gripper and a recording medium pass through an inside of the trailing end gripper stopped in the standby position. If the trailing end of the recording medium reaches the trailing end gripper, the trailing end gripper is released to switch to the grip position. Thus, the trailing end of the medium is held on the drum by the trailing end gripper. The trailing end gripper moves in a rotating direction of the drum while holding the trailing end of the medium. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
