Image forming apparatus and image forming method
US8511783B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16529
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A disclosed image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to discharge ink for forming an image on a recording medium or for idle-discharging the ink; a carrying unit configured to carry the recording medium and include an idle discharge region for receiving the ink which is idle-discharged; a determining part configured to determine whether the recording medium is positioned at the idle discharge region; and a changing part configured to change, if the determining part determines that the recording medium is positioned at the idle discharge region, a direction of the recording medium so that the recording medium is not positioned at the idle discharge region.
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