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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2024
Tatsuya Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a discharger and circuitry. The discharger includes liquid-discharge head units to discharge liquid to form an image on a recording medium conveyed in a direction. The circuitry detects displacement in the direction of discharge positions on the recording medium between the liquid-discharge head units depending on a type of the recording medium. The circuitry performs, based on a result of detection of the displacement, a first correction to correct timing of discharge from the liquid-discharge head units to keep the discharge positions of the liquid-discharge head units stable regardless of the type of the recording medium. The circuitry performs, after the first correction, a second correction to correct the timing of discharge from the liquid-discharge head units to align the discharge positions of the liquid-discharge head units, unless the second correction has been completed on the recording medium of another type in past.
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