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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2009
Takashi Hasebe, Sagamihara, JP;
Takashi Hasebe, Sagamihara, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including an optical writing device including, a light source section composed of a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a main scanning direction; an optical section including a plurality of coupled lenses to form an image on a light exposure face by gathering light emitted from the light emitting elements; and a storage section to store first correction data for correcting the light intensity of the plurality of light emitting elements and second correction data for correcting an optical characteristic specific to the coupled lens, and a control section to read out the first correction data and the second correction data from the storage section of the optical writing device and to correct the first correction data based on the second correction data.