Patent ID: 7517045
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: B41J,B41M

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an ejection head which ejects liquid onto a recording medium to form a desired image on the recording medium; a conveyance device which moves at least one of the recording medium and the ejection head so as to move the recording medium in a conveyance direction relatively to the ejection head; a liquid removal device which performs liquid removal to remove the liquid on the recording medium and is arranged on a downstream side of the ejection head in the conveyance direction; a first determination device which determines a state of the liquid removal device after the liquid removal is performed by the liquid removal device; and a liquid removal control device which implements control to selectively increase or selectively decrease a liquid removal capability of the liquid removal device according to the state of the liquid removal device determined by the determination device.