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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2014
Ryota Yamashina, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Seo, Kanagawa, JP;
Arinobu Yoshiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takumi Waida, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryota Yamashina, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Seo, Kanagawa, JP;
Arinobu Yoshiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takumi Waida, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on each of recording media includes an optical sensor to irradiate each of the recording media with light to detect smoothness of each of the recording media according to a strength of specularly reflected light of the light with which each of the recording media is irradiated, and a processor to compare the smoothness of the recording media to determine whether a normal image can be formed on one of the recording media having a smoothness detected last.