Patent ID: 8991967
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a first roller; a second roller on which a recording medium is stretched between the first roller and the second roller; a head which performs image forming on the recording medium in an image forming region between the first roller and the second roller; an external member which covers an inside of the apparatus; an opening-shutting door which is provided in the external member; an opening-shutting regulation unit which regulates an opening operation of the opening-shutting door; and a control unit which transports the recording medium while applying a tension to the recording medium in the image forming region by controlling rotations of the first and second rollers, and regulates the opening operation of the opening-shutting door by the opening-shutting regulation unit while the head is performing the image forming, wherein the control unit releases a regulation of the opening operation of the opening-shutting door by the opening-shutting regulation unit after performing a preparation operation for releasing the regulation which stops the recording medium in a state in which the tension is applied to the recording medium in the image forming region by controlling the rotations of the first and second rollers.