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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Kazuya Kitamura, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuya Kitamura, Nagoya, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device including: an image carrier, being an endless belt, on which a toner image is to be formed; a resistance measuring unit operable to measure a distribution of electric resistances on a surface of the image carrier; a toner patch forming position determining unit operable to determine a position at which the toner patch is to be formed, according to a result of the measurement by the resistance measuring unit; a toner patch forming unit operable to form a toner patch on the image carrier surface at the position determined by the toner patch forming position determining unit; a toner patch detecting unit operable to detect the toner patch formed on the image carrier surface; and an image control unit operable to control a timing for forming the toner image on the image carrier surface, taking a position of the detected toner patch into account.