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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2011
Keisuke Isoda, Osaka, JP;
Tadashi Ohba, Osaka, JP;
Masaru Watanabe, Osaka, JP;
Atsushi Ishizaki, Osaka, JP;
Hiroki Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Keisuke Isoda, Osaka, JP;
Tadashi Ohba, Osaka, JP;
Masaru Watanabe, Osaka, JP;
Atsushi Ishizaki, Osaka, JP;
Hiroki Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including an image carrying member, a detecting section, and a linear-speed deriving section. The image carrying member carries a toner image. The detecting section detects passages of a mark, provided on the image carrying member, at a plurality of predetermined detection positions. The linear-speed deriving section determines a linear speed of the image carrying member from times at which the detecting section detects the passage of the mark.