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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2004
Applicant:
Fumihito Masubuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Fumihito Masubuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus that transfers images formed on plural photosensitive drums onto a belt in a superimposing manner to produce a multi-color image, a positional deviation in a main scanning direction, which is generated while transferring the images formed, is detected. An eccentricity phase of each of the photosensitive drums is calculated based on the positional deviation detected, and a rotational phase of the photosensitive drums is controlled based on the eccentricity phase calculated.