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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2017
Yuichi Aihara, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Yuichi Aihara, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
CANON FINETECH NISCA INC., Misato-Shi, Saitama, JP;
Abstract
In order to provide an image forming apparatus which can reduce color deviation at the time of forming an image on a medium, the present printing apparatus comprises an image forming unit which forms an image by superimposing images, each formed with corresponding color of ink, on a transfer film while heating a thermal head, a film conveying device which conveys a transfer film, a sensor which detects a stretch of the transfer film occurring due to heating with the thermal head, a controller which controls the image forming unit to change a line cycle of the thermal head in accordance with a stretch of the transfer film detected by the sensor.