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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2003
Hiroyuki Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Takemasa Ishikuro, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Asaba, Tokyo, JP;
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus such as a printer has: an image forming unit which forms an electrostatic latent image onto a charged photosensitive drum, deposits toner onto the image, and forms a visible image; a belt arranged so as to run freely in contact with the image forming unit; a temperature sensor which detects a temperature of the belt; and a controller which controls an image forming process on the basis of the detected temperature. Since the belt temperature is detected and the printing process is controlled on the basis of the detected temperature, an increase in temperature of the drum and an increase in temperature in the printer can be suppressed. Thus, the flowability of the toner in each image forming unit does not deteriorates and image quality can be improved.