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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2012
Norio Tomita, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Nakatani, Osaka, JP;
Ryosuke Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Takumi Mori, Osaka, JP;
Kyosuke Taka, Osaka, JP;
Kohichi Yamauchi, Osaka, JP;
Norio Tomita, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Nakatani, Osaka, JP;
Ryosuke Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Takumi Mori, Osaka, JP;
Kyosuke Taka, Osaka, JP;
Kohichi Yamauchi, Osaka, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion that forms an image on a recording sheet, a transport path that transports the recording sheet with the image formed thereon by the image forming portion, a coating portion that performs a coating process that forms a coating film on the recording sheet that is being transported on the transport path, and a reading portion that reads a calibration chart on the recording sheet that is being transported on the transport path. The coating portion is disposed on the upstream side in a recording sheet transport direction of the reading portion on the transport path, a calibration process is performed for an image formed by the image forming portion, and the calibration chart is formed on the recording sheet by the image forming portion in order to perform the calibration process.