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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2006
Tadashi Shinohara, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shinji Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Watanabe, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Nobuyoshi Kaima, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichiro Shukuya, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Kawai, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kazuyuki Sato, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Tadashi Shinohara, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shinji Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Watanabe, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Nobuyoshi Kaima, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichiro Shukuya, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Kawai, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kazuyuki Sato, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Ricoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A maintenance pattern forming method includes conveying, generating, and forming. The conveying conveys a transfer member on a surface of a conveying member such that there is a spacing area between two adjacent transfer members on the surface of the conveying member. The generating generates a timing signal for at least one of a plurality of colors formed by a color image forming apparatus. The forming forms at least one of a process control pattern, a position adjustment pattern, and a blade curl suppression pattern onto the spacing area based on the timing signal.