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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Makoto Higashiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Makoto Higashiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/385 (2006.01); B41J 2/435 (2006.01); B41J 2/47 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus that includes an optical writing device for applying light corresponding to image data to form a first image of the image data includes: a temperature detecting unit that detects temperature at a plurality of positions in the optical writing device; and an adjustment processing unit that, when a temperature difference between the positions detected by the temperature detecting unit is out of a predetermined range, forms a second image for quality verification and performs a process for adjusting color registration of the first image by using the second image.