Patent ID: 11960222
Assignee: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 4:
5. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a transfer unit that transfers an image onto an object by making contact with the object;
a holding unit that holds the object having a circumferential surface so that the circumferential surface rotates along a transfer direction of the transfer unit; and
a transport unit that transports the holding unit holding the object along a transport path,
wherein the transfer unit transfers an image onto the circumferential surface of the object in a circumferential direction as the object rotates, by making contact with the circumferential surface of the object maintained at a transfer position,
wherein the holding unit includes a support table that supports the object placed thereon; and
the support table is provided with a roller that has a rotary axis substantially orthogonal to the transport direction of the transport unit and supports the circumferential surface of the object.