Patent ID: 7085504
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image carrier for carrying a toner image formed thereon; a transfer carrier for transferring the toner image formed on the image carrier to a sheet-like recording member which is transported and attracted to the transfer carrier; and jam handling control means for detecting a transport fault of the sheet-like recording member, and for stopping a transport operation for the sheet-like recording member when the transport fault is detected; and a fixing unit capable of being drawn out in the transport direction of the sheet-like recording member provided on the downstream side of the transfer carrier as viewed along the transport direction of the sheet-like recording member, wherein after completing recovery work for handling an abnormally stopped sheet-like recording member, if the presence of some other sheet-like recording member transported partway through is detected immediately before or after resuming the sheet-like recording member transport operation, the jam handling control means controls the operation of the transfer carrier in such a way that the sheet-like recording member is transported and stopped at an easy-to-retrieve position, and wherein the easy-to-retrieve position is a position spanning between an area where the fixing unit is located and an area where the transfer carrier is located.