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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2006
Applicant:
Tadashi Shinohara, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Tadashi Shinohara, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/435 (2006.01); B41J 2/47 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device and method for controlling timing for starting image formation, and image forming apparatus using such device and method are described. A detector outputs a synchronization detection signal when a light beam enters the detector. The timing for starting image formation is determined based on timing when a counter value, which is counted from timing when the synchronization detection signal is detected, reaches a reference counter value. The reference counter value may be determined according to an operation mode.