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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kohei Deno, Ibaraki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a re-conveyance portion to reverse a sheet on which a first toner image is transferred on a first surface by a transfer portion and to convey the sheet to the transfer portion again, and first and second detecting portions to detect positions in a widthwise direction of the sheet. The first detecting portion detects a first detecting position before the first toner image is transferred to the first surface and the second detecting portion detects a second detecting position after the first toner image is transferred and before a second toner image is transferred on a second surface. A controller determines a first image forming position where a latent image is formed on a photosensitive member before the first detecting position is detected and determines a second image forming position based on the first image forming position, and the first and second detecting positions.