Patent ID: 6349193
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: B41J,B65H,G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:an image carrier for carrying an electrostatic latent image; image forming means for forming the electrostatic latent image on the image carrier; developing means for supplying a developing agent onto the electrostatic latent image formed by the image forming means and developing the latent image; transfer means for transferring a developing agent image developed by the developing means to a transfer medium; control means for allowing a plurality of electrostatic latent images to be formed at a time in a parallel manner on the image carrier through the image forming means as required; supplying means including a holding section for holding transfer mediums side by side as required, and a first supplying section and a second supplying section for allowing the transfer mediums, which are held in the holding section side by side, to be picked up in a parallel way at a time and supplying these transfer mediums to the image carrier; and an operating section for setting a number of transfer mediums to be supplied by the supplying means, wherein when an odd number is set, only one of the first and second supply sections of the supplying means is operated to allow a final transfer medium to be taken out.