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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yohei Suzuki, Mishima, JP;
Junya Azami, Mishima, JP;
Seiji Hara, Suntou-gun, JP;
Atsunobu Mori, Suntou-gun, JP;
Masafumi Monde, Kawasaki, JP;
Tatsuya Hotogi, Meridian, ID (US);
Hirotaka Shiomichi, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of members for forming an image; a transmitting unit configured to transmit a sonic wave; a receiving unit configured to receive a first sonic wave that has been transmitted from the transmitting unit and has passed through a sheet and a second sonic wave that is generated from at least one of the plurality of members; a detection unit configured to detect information regarding a type or state of the sheet based on the first sonic wave; and a determination unit configured to determine a state of a member that has generated the second sonic wave based on the second sonic wave.