IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform efficient non-printing discharge even when an area between recording media (between sheets) is narrowed.SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus includes a recording head having a plurality of nozzles which squirt droplets onto a recording medium to form an image on the recording medium; a transfer member which transfers the recording medium and has a plurality of holes which allows passage of droplets squirted by the recording head; an area detecting unit which detects a plurality of non-printing discharge areas that are areas between adjacent recording media; and a non-printing discharge instructing unit which causes the nozzles to perform non-printing discharge such that all the nozzles perform non-printing discharge at least once in the non-printing discharge areas.