Patent ID: 6208830
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A printer with a photosensitive member comprising:an image forming section for forming an toner image on a surface of the photosensitive member;continuous paper to which the toner image is transferred from the photosensitive member;a paper feeding unit for feeding the continuous paper along a feeding path to the surface of the photosensitive member; anda cutting unit for cutting the continuous paper to provide a cut sheet, the cutting unit being arranged upstream from the photosensitive member;wherein the paper feeding unit includes a first tractor arranged upstream from the photosensitive member, and a second tractor arranged upstream from the photosensitive member but downstream from the first tractor, each of the first and second tractors including a rotating member provided with a plurality of protrusions which are inserted into feed holes formed in the continuous paper; andwherein the cutting unit is arranged to cut the continuous paper between the first tractor and the second tractor after a leading portion of the continuous paper reaches the surface of the photosensitive member.