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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1991
Shigeru Yaginuma, Machida, JP;
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus in accordance with the present invention is an image forming apparatus for forming an image on a photosensitive sheet with a laser beam including an optical device for directing the laser beam to an exposure position, a transporting device for transporting the photosensitive sheet toward the exposure position, a light receiving means for receiving light obtained from the laser beam incident on the photosensitive sheet which has reached the exposure position and generating an electric signal corresponding to the amount of the received light, and a differentiating device for differentiating a type of the photosensitive sheet on the basis of the generated electric signal.