Patent ID: 9126787
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A recording medium setting device in an image forming apparatus configured to perform printing on recording media fed from the recording medium setting device, the device comprising: a base plate on which recording media are set; guide members configured to be moved in a width direction of the recording media that are set on the base plate; a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact between the guide members and the recording media; and circuitry configured to: move the guide members, perform an approach operation by moving the guide members in a direction so as to sandwich the recording media set on the base plate until the contact detection unit detects the contact between the guide members and the recording media, perform an additional approach operation by moving the guide members, moved in the approach operation, at a predetermined distance in the direction to squeeze the recording media after the contact detection unit detects the contact between the guide members and the recording media, and move the guide members when an image forming unit of the image forming apparatus performs printing.