IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSPORTATION OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

To provide an image forming apparatus for forming an image on a cloth transported, capable of controlling the transportation of cloth through feedback of an appropriate correction value, and a method for controlling the transportation.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus comprises an ink jet head 62 for printing on a cloth 7, a texture detection sensor 61 for detecting the expansion and contraction state of the cloth 7, a scanning unit for scanning the ink jet head 62 and the texture detection sensor 61 in the cloth width direction, a transportation unit for holding the cloth 7 immediately in front of and behind the texture detection sensor 61 and intermittently transporting the cloth 7, and a controller unit for controlling the transportation unit such that the tension of the cloth 7 is controlled to a specified value based on the expansion and contraction state of the cloth 7 detected by the texture detection sensor 61.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】布を搬送して画像を形成する画像形成装置において、適正な補正量をフィードバックして布の搬送を制御する画像形成装置、および搬送制御方法を提供する。【解決手段】画像形成装置は、布７に印画するインクジェットヘッド６２と、布７の伸縮状態を検出する布目検出センサ６１と、インクジェットヘッド６２および布目検出センサ６１を布幅方向に走査させる走査部と、布目検出センサ６１の直前と直後で布７を把持し、布７を間欠的に搬送する搬送部と、布目検出センサ６１が検出した布７の伸縮状態から、布７の張力を所定値とするように搬送部を制御するコントローラ部とを備える。【選択図】図２