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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Tanaka, Kashiwa, JP;
Jiro Shirakata, Chigasaki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus transfers toner images of respective colors, formed on photosensitive drums, onto an intermediate transfer belt conveyed in a predetermined direction to thereby form a color toner image. A steering roller tilts the intermediate transfer belt in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction. A first sensor detects a position of a belt lateral end of the belt, and when controlling driving of the steering roller based on a detection result of the first sensor, a controller performs predetermined filtering on the detection result, to thereby control the driving of the steering roller according to the detection result subjected to the predetermined filtering.