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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihisa Yago, Toride, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, an exposing unit exposes the photosensitive member to exposure light to form an electrostatic latent image, a developing unit develops the electrostatic latent image to form an image, an intermediate transfer member onto which the image on the photosensitive member is transferred, a measurement unit measures a measurement image on the intermediate transfer member, an adjustment unit adjusts gradation characteristics based on the measurement result of the measurement unit, and correction unit corrects intensity of the exposure light for each of a plurality of positions on the photosensitive member in a scanning direction. the correction unit corrects the intensity based on the correction amount with respect to the intensity corresponding to a predetermined position. the predetermine position corresponds to a position in the scanning direction, at which the measurement image is formed.
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