Patent ID: 6179289
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A paper-feed controlled image-forming apparatus comprising:a resist roller for feeding a sheet of printing paper;a paper-ejection-roller disposed at a downstream side of said resist roller;image-forming means disposed between said resist roller and said paper-ejection-roller for forming an image with a predetermined width;a motor for rotating said resist roller and said paper-ejection-roller; anda motor-drive-control-means for controlling the drive of said motor and for performing a paper-feed of a width narrower than said predetermined width on said sheet of printing paper when a dimension of an upstream-side-printing-paper-area, on which the image has not yet been formed by said image-forming means, becomes narrower than said predetermined width,wherein a plurality of paper-feeds of said predetermined width and at least one paper-feed of the width narrower than said predetermined width is performed on said sheet of printing paper by said motor, and image-forming is performed by said image-forming means after each respective paper-feed of said sheet of printing paper for forming the image.