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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2013
Makoto Nakura, Ibaraki, JP;
Naoto Ueda, Ibaraki, JP;
Satoshi Ueda, Ibaraki, JP;
Shingo Takai, Ibaraki, JP;
Koichi Kudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Nakura, Ibaraki, JP;
Naoto Ueda, Ibaraki, JP;
Satoshi Ueda, Ibaraki, JP;
Shingo Takai, Ibaraki, JP;
Koichi Kudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit forming an image on a first recording medium based on image data, a measurement unit being positioned in an immediate vicinity of the image forming unit, being arranged upstream of a sheet-conveyance path than the image forming unit, and measuring a size of the first recording medium, an expansion ratio calculation unit calculating an expansion ratio of the first recording medium based on a first size of the first recording medium obtained before the first recording medium is passed through the image forming unit and a second size of the first recording medium obtained after the first recording medium is passed through the image forming unit, and a correction unit correcting the image data used for forming another image on a second recording medium conveyed after the first recording medium based on the expansion ratio.