Patent ID: 8967755
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an apparatus body including an output port; a print medium installed in the apparatus body, the print medium having an adhesive face with no separation sheet mounted on the adhesive face; a conveyance unit disposed in the apparatus body to convey the print medium; an image forming unit disposed in the apparatus body to form an image on the print medium conveyed by the conveyance unit; a cutter unit disposed in the apparatus body to cut the print medium having the image formed thereon into a print medium piece of a desired length; a holding unit disposed downstream from the cutter unit in a conveyance direction in which the print medium is conveyed, the holding unit holds the print medium piece in a state in which at least a downstream leading end of the print medium piece in a feed direction in which the print medium piece is fed from the cutter unit to the holding unit is projected from the output port of the apparatus body and the print medium piece is drawable from outside of the apparatus body, the holding unit having a surface separatable from an adhesive face of the print medium piece to hold the adhesive face of the print medium piece; a sensor to detect presence or absence of the print medium piece held by the holding unit; and a controller to, after the sensor detects that the print medium piece held by the holding unit is drawn out, control the conveyance unit to convey the print medium to the holding unit and control the holding unit to hold the print medium.