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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2006
Tetsuya Sakai, Hoi-gun, JP;
Katsuyuki Hirata, Toyokawa, JP;
Tatsuya Isono, Toyohashi, JP;
Takashi Harashima, Toyokawa, JP;
Toshio Tsuboi, Okazaki, JP;
Tetsuya Sakai, Hoi-gun, JP;
Katsuyuki Hirata, Toyokawa, JP;
Tatsuya Isono, Toyohashi, JP;
Takashi Harashima, Toyokawa, JP;
Toshio Tsuboi, Okazaki, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus of the invention includes an image carrier, an exposure device performing exposure for forming a toner image on a surface of the image carrier and having at least a first exposure light source and a second exposure light source, a sensor for detecting specified patterns, which are formed on the image carrier at a specified time with use of the first and second exposure light sources, a storing unit for storing a correlation, which is attained from a detection result by the sensor, between the first and second exposure light sources, and a controller for controlling the first and second exposure light sources based on the correlation.