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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
May. 16, 2007
Kazumichi Yamauchi, Hachioji, JP;
Satoshi Sakata, Hino, JP;
Kenji Yamamoto, Hachioji, JP;
Akira Okamoto, Hino, JP;
Kazutoshi Yoshimura, Hachioji, JP;
Kazumichi Yamauchi, Hachioji, JP;
Satoshi Sakata, Hino, JP;
Kenji Yamamoto, Hachioji, JP;
Akira Okamoto, Hino, JP;
Kazutoshi Yoshimura, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus, which includes: an image forming section to form an image on a transfer sheet conveyed to the image forming section; an edge detecting sensor which detects an edge position of the transfer sheet in a main scanning direction while the transfer sheet is conveyed to the image forming section; and a controller which controls an image writing position at the image forming section based on a result of an edge position detection by the edge detecting sensor; wherein the edge detecting sensor comprises a plurality of light sources each having a different wavelength, and the controller comprises a light source controller which controls lighting of the plural light sources.