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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2023
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shota Igo, Hachioji, JP;
Takashi Nara, Kawagoe, JP;
Naoto Sugaya, Hachioji, JP;
Kenji Tamaki, Tokorozawa, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/01 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0105 (2013.01); G03G 15/0189 (2013.01); G03G 15/0863 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00704 (2013.01); G03G 2215/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
The image forming apparatus includes a crimping/release mechanism that switches between a crimping position where a transfer nip is formed and a release position where the intermediate transfer belt and the photosensitive drum are separated from each other, by moving at least one primary transfer section of a plurality of primary transfer sections provided facing a plurality of photosensitive drums respectively, and a processor that performs color misregistration adjustment when a combination of image forming units used for image formation is changed.