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Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2021
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Masato Kobayashi, Chiba, JP;

Wataru Kato, Chiba, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/1665 (2013.01); G03G 15/0266 (2013.01); G03G 15/1645 (2013.01); G03G 15/1675 (2013.01); G03G 15/5041 (2013.01); G03G 15/5062 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image forming apparatus that includes an image bearing member which can bear a toner image, a transfer member used to transfer a toner image onto a recording material from the image bearing member, and a reading device which reads density information of images on recording material disposed on a platen. The image forming apparatus forms a first chart on a first recording material and a second chart on a second recording material by sequentially transferring a plurality of test images while applying a plurality of test voltages to the transfer member. The two charts are read by the reading device and the transfer voltage is adjusted based on the reading result.


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