Image forming apparatus

USRE38092E1Inactive Publication Date: 2003-04-29OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
US Β· United States
Current Assignee / Owner
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD
Publication Date
2003-04-29
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable Β· inactive patent

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Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a paper feed station from which sheets can be fed from a plurality of roll sheets only by placing the roll sheets in the station, a recording station for recording desired images on the sheets, and a processing station for delivering the sheets on which the images are recorded. The recording station includes a platen roller and a driving pinch roller for pushing and conveying a fed sheet while the sheet is drawn by suction by a suction chamber, a carriage unit for recording an image on the sheet on the suction chamber while moving along the sheet, and a pair of paper delivery rollers for delivering the sheet on which the image is recorded. The processing station includes a table on which the delivered sheets can be sequentially stacked in a predetermined position, and a biasing spring for biasing the pivotal distal end portion of the table.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to an image forming apparatus applied to, e.g., a printer or a plotter, which is capable of continuously recording a desired image on sheets of various sizes.2. Description of the Related ArtConventionally, the following two methods are known as methods of forming images on sheets of various sizes (e.g., sheets of A sizes such as A4, A3, A2, A1, and A0).The first method is to set only an A0-size sheet roll (which is formed by winding an A0-size sheet into a roll) in an image forming apparatus and cut the sheet into a desired size after an image is formed. The second method is to set a plurality of sheet rolls of various sizes in an image forming apparatus and cut each sheet into a desired length after an image is formed.To form desired images on sheets of various sizes from A4 to A0 by using these methods, three sheet rolls with different widths are necessary. More specifically, a 297-mm wide sheet rol...

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