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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2002
Applicants:
Mitsugu Tanaka, Shizuoka, JP;
Eiichiro Teshima, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Mukaibara, Shizuoka, JP;
Tadashi Okanishi, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Mitsugu Tanaka, Shizuoka, JP;
Eiichiro Teshima, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Mukaibara, Shizuoka, JP;
Tadashi Okanishi, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G015/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus and an image forming method, a paper position aberration detecting sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element is disposed in the paper conveying path of the image forming apparatus. The amount of paper position aberration in paper conveyance is detected by a counter, and on the basis of the result of the detection, a CPU controls the writing start position of a printed image.