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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2011
Dong-kyu Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Kwon-cheol Lee, Seoul, KR;
Dong-kyu Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Kwon-cheol Lee, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus and an auto color registration method of the same which prints a color image by single pass, the image forming apparatus including: a plurality of developing units which each develops a color image in a predetermined color; a transfer unit which transfers the color image developed by developing units to the print medium and include a transfer belt rotatably installed on a transfer path; a first detector provided in a predetermined location of the transfer belt to face the transfer belt and detects any defect from a surface of the transfer belt; a second detector provided in a predetermined location of the transfer belt to face the transfer belt and detects a test pattern of an auto color registration (ACR) error transferred to the transfer belt; and a controller which adjusts the ACR error based on data detected by the first detector and the second detector.