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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2015
Yoichi Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Mikio Ohashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Soyoung Park, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Uchino, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoichi Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Mikio Ohashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Soyoung Park, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Uchino, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit to form an image on a medium; a reciprocally moving carriage on which to mount the image forming unit; a carriage position detector to detect a position of the carriage; a conveyance unit to convey the medium; a conveyance path of the medium; a regulator to regulate a distance between the medium and the image forming unit and movable in a moving direction of the carriage; a regulator detector, mounted on the carriage, to detect the regulator; a drive unit to move the regulator; and a controller that controls a position of the regulator based on a reading from the carriage position when the regulator detector detects the regulator.