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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1997
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus, a device for removing an image forming substance from a paper or similar image holding medium senses the orientation of fibers constituting the paper. While a light beam is emitted obliquely toward the paper, the diffused distribution distribution of the resulting reflection is measured in order to determine the orientation of the fibers. A preselected relation is set up between the fibers and the direction of paper transport on the basis of the determined orientation. Further, a condition for applying an unstabilizing liquid to the paper and a condition for drying the paper are varied on the basis of the determined orientation.
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