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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2017
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Ogasawara, Tokyo, JP;
Koichiro Sato, Shizuoka, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image transfer unit configured to transfer an image formed on an image carrier to a sheet, according to a transfer control parameter, and a transfer control unit. The transfer unit is configured to set the transfer control parameter to a first value when a first portion of the image is being transferred to a first area of the sheet and to a second value when a second portion of the image is being transferred to a second area of the sheet transfers an image formed on an image carrier to a sheet.