Patent ID: 8190061
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a transporting path along which a continuous recording medium formed an image is transported; a heating unit on the transporting path that is movably provided in a direction coming in contact with and departing from the continuous recording medium and that heats the continuous recording medium; a braking unit that has a first braking member and a second braking member and that brakes transportation of the continuous recording medium by sandwiching in the continuous recording medium between the first braking member and the second braking member, wherein the first braking member is provided on upstream side on the transporting path of the heating unit and the second braking member is provided on downstream side on the transporting path of the heating unit; and a control unit that controls that the heating unit is brought into contact with the continuous recording medium and the braking of the continuous recording medium is released by the braking unit, and that the heating unit is moved in the direction departing from the continuous recording medium and the continuous recording medium is braked by the braking unit.