Patent ID: 8132883
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet-type image forming apparatus, comprising: a recording head configured to eject ink to form an image; a carriage where the recording head is provided, the carriage being configured to reciprocate in a direction orthogonal to a sheet transport direction; a transport unit disposed upstream of a print area in the sheet transport direction, the transport unit being configured to intermittently transport a sheet to the print area; a transport control unit configured to control the transport unit; a platen guide plate to support the sheet in the print area; a suction unit configured to suction the sheet onto the platen guide plate; and a control unit configured to stop the suction unit before the sheet is transported to the print area, then forward transport the sheet by the transport unit by a specified distance obtained by adding an extended distance to a target intermittent transport distance, then actuate the suction unit to cause the sheet to be forced onto the platen guide plate, and then reverse transport the sheet by the transport unit while the sheet is suctioned to cause a leading edge of the sheet to be located at the downstream end of the intermittent transport distance.