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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2014
Yusuke Ozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Ozaki, Tokyo, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus for controlling an image forming apparatus that forms and outputs an image on paper, a method of controlling the image forming apparatus, and a program for controlling the image forming apparatus stored on a recording medium are described. The image forming apparatus includes a pair of rollers that sandwich the paper and the center of an axle of at least one of the rollers is displaceable. The control apparatus includes a roller position detection signal generator that generates a detection signal indicating a position of the roller, a roller position detection signal acquisition unit to acquire multiple detection signals in chronological order, a paper thickness calculator to calculate paper thickness based on the multiple detection signals acquired in chronological order, and a vibration detector to detect vibration of the image forming apparatus based on the multiple detection signals acquired in chronological order.