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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2012
Motoharu Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Ishizaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ashikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Minoru Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Motoharu Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Ishizaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ashikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Minoru Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording medium conveyor includes a first conveyance part conveying a recording medium; a second conveyance part conveying the conveyed recording medium toward a transfer position; a detection part detecting the position of the recording medium conveyed by the second conveyance part; a position error detection part detecting a position error between the transfer position and a position at which there is to be the recording medium when an image reaches the transfer position; a position error storage part storing the detected position errors; a steady-state position error calculation part calculating a steady-state position error from the stored position errors; a first control part controlling the conveyance speed of the first conveyance part to reduce the steady-state position error; and a second control part controlling the conveyance speed of the second conveyance part to reduce the detected position error, with the steady-state position error being reduced.