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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shunichi Takaya, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/556 (2013.01); G03G 15/5058 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00059 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section; a density detection section configured to detect the density of toner image formed on an image bearing member in a sub scanning direction; and a density-unevenness correction section configured to calculate a first correction amount based on the detection result of the density detection section and calculate a second correction amount different from the first correction amount in phase.