Image forming apparatus for controlling a fixing unit and non-transitory computer readable medium for the same

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a transport unit that transports continuous paper;
• a tension adjusting unit that adjusts tension of the continuous paper being transported by the transport unit;
• a transfer unit that transfers an image to the continuous paper transported by the transport unit;
• a fixing unit that fixes the image transferred by the transfer unit onto the continuous paper;
• and
• a controller that controls, in a case where the transport unit and the fixing unit are driven in a state in which the fixing unit and the transfer unit are separated from the continuous paper and a difference between a transport speed of the transport unit and a fixing speed of the fixing unit has reached a predetermined range, the fixing unit and the transfer unit are to be in press-contact with the continuous paper at the same timing,
• wherein the transport unit includes
• a first transport part that is provided on an upstream side of the transfer unit in a direction in which the continuous paper is transported, and
• a second transport part that is provided on a downstream side of the fixing unit in a direction in which the continuous paper is transported, and
• wherein one of the first transport part and the second transport part controls the transport speed of the continuous paper, and the other one of the first transport part and the second transport part serves as the tension adjusting unit and controls the tension of the continuous paper,
• wherein the controller controls the transport force of the second transport part according to the detected fixing speed which is detected using a speed detecting member.