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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Mochizuki, Abiko, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including an image forming unit configured to form an image on the image bearing member, a transfer unit configured to transfer the image on the image bearing member to a recording material, a conveyance unit configured to convey the recording material to the transfer unit, a controller configured to form a test sheet by causing a test image to be formed on the image bearing member such that the test image has a predetermined density and causing the test image to be transferred to the recording material, and a determination unit configured to determine a conveyance speed of the recording material such that a density difference between a density of the test image on the test sheet and the predetermined density is less than or equal to a threshold value.