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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2005
Toshiki Takiguchi, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Tatsuya Inoue, Nara, JP;
Kouji Wakamoto, Nara, JP;
Shiro Narikawa, Kashihara, JP;
Toshiki Takiguchi, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Tatsuya Inoue, Nara, JP;
Kouji Wakamoto, Nara, JP;
Shiro Narikawa, Kashihara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus of the present invention predicts the occurrence of an image elongation, in other words, predicts that an image transferred is lengthened on a sheet due to slipping of the sheet with respect to a photoreceptor at a transfer nip portion. If the occurrence of the image elongation is predicted, the amount of a rear edge portion to be deleted from an electrostatic latent image is obtained on the basis of a sheet rear edge void setting change table, the amount of the rear edge portion to be deleted is added to the default amount of a rear edge void, a portion corresponding to the rear edge portion of an image of image information is deleted, and a printing process is carried out. In this way, even if a slip phenomenon occurs, in other words, the sheet slips with respect to the photoreceptor, it is possible to surely secure a blank space at a rear edge portion of the sheet.