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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2001
Kenji Sasaki, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshihiro Yokoyama, Osaka, JP;
Haruo Yamashita, Osaka, JP;
Kazuyuki Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Morita, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Sasaki, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshihiro Yokoyama, Osaka, JP;
Haruo Yamashita, Osaka, JP;
Kazuyuki Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Morita, Osaka, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Abstract
A recording intermediate beltwhich is made endless so as to travels around a continuous path has image formation areas and non-image formation areas alternately provided on an outer surface thereof. Images of different colors are sequentially formed in the image formation areas by recording headsthroughrespectively provided in first through third image formation sectionsthrough. The recording headsthroughof the first through third image formation sectionsthroughare separated from each other by a distance which is greater than a length of an image formation area in a traveling direction of the recording intermediate belt. The recording headsthroughare each pressed onto the recording intermediate beltin a non-image formation area immediately preceding an image formation area and starts an image formation operation. The image formation operation is stopped when the recording headsthrougheach face a non-image formation area immediately subsequent to the image formation area. Thus, a clear full-color image can be formed with the image formed in each image formation section being free from color non-uniformity.