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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2003
Takashi Shibuya, Shizuoka, JP;
Tatsuya Kobayashi, Shizuoka, JP;
Masaru Shimura, Shizuoka, JP;
Seiji Saito, Shizuoka, JP;
Takashi Shibuya, Shizuoka, JP;
Tatsuya Kobayashi, Shizuoka, JP;
Masaru Shimura, Shizuoka, JP;
Seiji Saito, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus an image bearing member adapted to bear a toner image and having a first glossiness in a first direction and a second glossiness lower than said first glossiness, and an optical detection unit including a light-emitting unit and a light-receiving unit, wherein a light emitted by the light-emitting unit is reflected by the image bearing member and is received by the light-receiving means and an optical direction from the light-emitting means to the light-receiving means is substantially same as the first direction of the image bearing member.