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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Young Bok Lee, Seoul, KR;
Hyoung Il Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Young Jung Yun, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin Soo Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus to control a distance between paper sheets by sensing a surface pattern of fed paper and a method of controlling the same is provided. The image forming apparatus may include a paper transport unit configured to transport paper, a paper sensing unit disposed in a transport path of the paper and configured to sense a surface pattern of the transported paper, and a controller configured to control the paper transport unit to adjust a distance between paper sheets based on a change in the sensed surface pattern of the paper.