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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2017
Applicants:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masaki Ichikawa, Mishima Shizuoka, JP;
Assignees:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/47 (2006.01); G03G 15/04 (2006.01); G02B 26/12 (2006.01); G03G 15/043 (2006.01); H04N 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/04072 (2013.01); G02B 26/127 (2013.01); G03G 15/043 (2013.01); H04N 1/40037 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a laser device, a sensor, and a control unit. The laser device emits laser light which is reference for image forming. The sensor detects the laser light emitted from the laser device. The control unit changes an output direction of the laser light emitted from the laser device if the laser light is not detected by the sensor.