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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Hirota, Joso, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including: a toner image forming unit forming a toner image on an intermediate transfer member; a transfer member transferring the toner image on the intermediate transfer member to a recording material in a transfer portion; a driving source applying driving force to the transfer member independently of an intermediate transfer member driving source; an execution unit correcting image misalignment on the basis of a detection result of a test toner image on the intermediate transfer member when no toner image exists in the transfer portion; a container storing the recording material; and an input unit associating the container with a group related to basic weight and surface properties of the recording material. The apparatus includes a driving unit driving the driving source at a speed corresponding to the group if the recording material stored in the container associated with the group is used for image formation.