An image forming device, the tension control method of a recording medium

Title:

An image forming device, the tension control method of a recording medium

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP6268727

Kind Code:

B2

Abstract:

An image forming apparatus includes a first roller and a second roller on which a recording medium is stretched; a head which performs image forming on the recording medium in an image forming region between the first roller and the second roller; an opening-shutting door which is provided in an external member; an opening-shutting regulation unit which regulates an opening operation of the opening-shutting door; and a control unit which transports the recording medium while applying a tension to the recording medium in the image forming region by controlling rotations of the first and second rollers, and regulates the opening operation of the opening-shutting door by the opening-shutting regulation unit while the head is performing the image forming, in which the control unit releases a regulation of the opening operation of the opening-shutting door by the opening-shutting regulation unit after performing a preparation operation for releasing the regulation which stops the recording medium in a state in which the tension is applied to the recording medium in the image forming region by controlling the rotations of the first and second rollers.

Inventors:

Tokushima Daiki Shima

Application Number:

JP2013058069A

Publication Date:

January 31, 2018

Filing Date:

March 21, 2013

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