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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyuki Iwamoto, Kashiwa, JP;
Takuma Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Tajiri, Tokyo, JP;
Rin Ishikawa, Ushiku, JP;
Hiroyuki Eda, Moriya, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a determiner for determining whether to execute a first image formation in an acquisition mode, in which an image forming operation is carried out using an acquired timing, or a second image formation in a non-acquisition mode, in which the image forming operation is carried out using exposure timing acquired in a previous acquisition mode. The determiner makes the determination on the basis of a current output of a temperature sensor and a previous output of the temperature sensor. When the determiner determines the execution of the first image formation, driving speeds of a first driver and a second driver are set, before the execution of the operation in the acquisition mode, on the basis of the current output of the temperature sensor, and the operation in the acquisition mode and the image formation are carried out using the driving speeds currently set.