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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2010
Ryuji Fujiki, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhiro Arai, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Koizumi, Yokohama, JP;
Hayato Yoshikawa, Yokohama, JP;
Ryuji Fujiki, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhiro Arai, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Koizumi, Yokohama, JP;
Hayato Yoshikawa, Yokohama, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a latent image forming unit forming a latent image; a transfer body on which a reference index for setting an output start time point of image data is formed; a detecting unit outputting a detection signal changing according to passing of an adhesion material on the transfer body; a controller that starts a first period during which change of the detection signal is ignored, according to first change of the detection signal, starts a second period after the first period, regards second change of the detection signal occurring first in the second period as a reference of the output start time point, and ignores change of the detection signal after the second change, to control outputting the image data; and a cleaning information outputting unit outputting information on cleaning the transfer body according to the number of changes of the detection signal in these periods.