Abstract: A continuous form electrophotographic printer is provided with a guiding member upstream of a photoconductive drum. The electrophotographic printer retracts paper after it has once passed a fixing unit and been heated, and the guiding unit is provided with an urging member to smooth distorted or wrinkled paper.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic printer, a guide member is arranged at the upstream side of the record medium feed path with respect to the transfer charger for shifting the recording medium towards the photoconductive drum by a predetermined amount. A conductive brush member, which is grounded, is arranged at the downstream side of the feed path with respect to the transfer charger for shifting the recording medium towards the photoconductive drum by another predetermined amount.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic image recording apparatus, a bending correction mechanism is provided for correcting a bending direction of a recording sheet such as fan-fold paper which is fed therethrough. In the mechanism, a pressure roller is provided and is arranged on the upstream side of the feed path of the recording sheet with respect to a photoconductive drum of the apparatus, and on the photoconductive drum side with respect to the feed path of the recording sheet. A guide member arranged opposite to the pressure roller with respect to the feed path of the recording sheet is also provided. The recording sheet is nipped between the pressure roller and the guide member, and the recording sheet is caused to contact the circumferential surface of the pressure roller member by a predetermined amount.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic printer using a continuous-form sheet as a recording medium, there is provided a sheet separating mechanism comprising an elastic member arranged to be deformed by the continuous-form sheet, that is pressed by a transferring charger, when the transferring charger is located at an operating position and a transferring operation is to be executed, or to be released from the deformation when the transferring charger is retracted from the operating position. Thus, the continuous-form sheet is definitely separated from a photoconductive material by the elastic member as it is released from the deformation, when the transferring operation is not to be executed.

Abstract: In a printing position adjusting mechanism employed in an image forming apparatus using a continuous form recording medium having perforated tear lines at predetermined intervals, are sensors are provided for detecting a leading edge of the recording medium and outputting a predetermined signal synchronously with the feeding of the recording medium. With the printing position adjusting mechanism, the period of time, between the detection of the leading edge of the continuous sheet and outputting of the predetermined signal, is adjustable. The apparatus starts printing upon receiving the predetermined signal which is outputted after a predetermined time has elapsed after the leading edge of the continuous sheet is detected.

Abstract: In a printing device such as a laser beam printer utilizing a continuous-form recording sheet, a forming member is provided for forming an image on a continuous-form recording sheet. A feeding mechanism feeds the continuous-form recording sheet along a predetermined feeding path, and a fixing mechanism fixes the image onto the continuous-form recording sheet. A detecting device, located at the upstream side of the fixing member along the predetermined feeding path, detects a leading edge of the continuous-form recording sheet, and a controlling device controls the feeding member so as not to feed the continuous-form recording sheet when the leading edge of the continuous-form recording sheet is detected by the detecting member. Thus, it becomes possible to prevent more than one page of recording sheet from being wasted.

Abstract: In a sheet separating mechanism, adapted to be positioned in an imaging device, for forming an image through an electrophotographic system, using a fan-folded sheet on which a visible image having been formed on a predetermined photoconductive member is to be transferred by means of a charger member arranged to be retractable from an operating position at which the transferring operation is to be executed onto the fan-folded sheet being fed in a predetermined direction, for separating the fan-folded sheet from the predetermined photoconductive member when the charger member is retracted from the operating position; the sheet separating mechanism comprising a pressing member arranged to be contacted with an image-forming surface of the fan-folded sheet for pressing the fan-folded sheet. Thus, the fan-folded sheet is forced to be separated from the predetermined photoconductive member when the charger member is retracted from the operating position.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic printer using a continuous-form sheet on which a visible image, having been formed on a predetermined photoconductive material, is to be transferred by means of a transferring charger unit movable between an operating position, in which the transferring charger unit presses the continuous-form sheet being fed in a predetermined direction on the predetermined photoconductive material, and a retracting position in which the transferring charger unit is retracted from the operating position, for separating the continuous-form sheet from the predetermined photoconductive material when the transferring charger unit is located at the retracting position: the printer including a sheet separating mechanism comprising a rock member arranged to be supported by a shaft member located above the continuous-form sheet and mounted on the continuous-form sheet. Thus, the continuous-form sheet is downwardly tensioned by weight of the rock member and accurately separated from the photoconductive.