摘要:
An image formation apparatus that includes: first to third image formation units provided in this order in a traveling direction of a transfer target medium; a detector configured to detect first to third correction patterns formed on the transfer target medium by the first to third image formation units, respectively; and a control unit programed to control image misregistration correction based on a result of detection by the detector. The control unit causes the first and third image formation units to form the first and third correction patterns on the transfer target medium, respectively. When an amount of image misregistration between the first correction pattern and the third correction pattern is less than a predetermined value, the control unit neither causes the second image formation unit to form the second correction pattern, nor executes the image misregistration correction.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes: a housing in which a light source, a laser scanning member, a light detecting portion configured to detect light incident on a predetermined position in a scanning path of the light scanned by the laser scanning member, and a scanning lens configured to cause the light scanned by the laser scanning member to be scanned at an equal speed on an image carrier, are disposed; a temperature gradient detecting portion, configured to detect a temperature gradient of the housing, a heater configured to heat the image carrier or a sheet; and a correction processing portion configured to correct the emission start timing based on the temperature detected by the temperature gradient detecting portion, and a predetermined expression, and change content of the expression based on an operation state of the heater at a start of an image formation process.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus comprises a sensor which emits light with a spot diameter serving as a predetermined size to a pattern for position detection formed on a transfer medium conveyed by a conveyance section, and outputs a read signal corresponding to reflected light of the emitted light; a processing circuit which generates a differential signal obtained by differentiating the read signal output by the sensor, and outputs a signal obtained through an exclusive OR of the read signal and the differential signal obtained by differentiating the read signal; and a control section configured to specify a position at which a image forming section forms a image on the basis of the signal output by the processing circuit.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a toner image forming unit, a transfer member, and a driving source. An execution unit corrects image misalignment on the basis of a detection result of a test one image when no toner image exists in a transfer portion. An input unit associates first and second containers of recording material with either first and second groups regarding characteristics of the recording material. A setting is possible in which, if the recording material stored in the container associated with the first and second groups is used for the image formation, the driving source is driven at first and second speeds. Whether to conduct the correction before the current image formation is determined depending on the group associated with the container in which the recording material on which the previous image formation is conducted is stored.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus that suppresses occurrence of color shift in images transferred from image bearing members onto an intermediate transfer member. A surface of each of a first photosensitive drum and second photosensitive drums is charged. An exposure device, provided for each photosensitive drum, forms an electrostatic latent image by exposing an associated one of the charged photosensitive drums. A developing device, provided for each photosensitive drum, develops the electrostatic latent image with toner. An intermediate transfer belt friction-drives the photosensitive drums for rotation and has the developed images transferred thereon. Timing for exposing the second photosensitive drums is controlled based on a first surface distance from an exposure light irradiated position to a primary transfer position of the first photosensitive drum, and a second surface distance from an exposure light irradiated position of each second photosensitive drum to a primary transfer position thereof.
摘要:
A method for controlling an electrophotographic printing system to print digital image data for an image region. An image region database stores data characterizing a plurality of reference image regions, each reference image region having one or more associated system control parameters that are appropriate for use in printing the reference image region. The system control parameters can include parameters related to correcting color registration errors. The image region to be printed is compared with the reference image regions in the image region database, and a similar reference image region is selected. The image region is printed using the system control parameters associated with the selected similar reference image region.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes gears for driving a first photosensitive drum and a second photosensitive drum. The gears includes a first drum gear, a second drum gear, and a first drive gear configured to apply a rotational force to the first drum gear and the second drum gear by meshing with the first drum gear and the second drum gear. Specific positional relations among the first photosensitive drum, the second photosensitive drum, the first drum gear, the second drum gear, and the first drive gear are configured based on exposure positions and transfer position. Such an image forming apparatus may reduce an occurrence of an image formation failure even when the dimensional unevenness of the gears occurs.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus calculates a speed correction amount obtained by correcting a gain and a phase of a speed fluctuation component by a gain phase correction unit and a correction speed calculation unit so as to cancel this speed fluctuation component and controls a rotation speed of a rotator by using the calculated speed correction amount.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit including rotary members to form a toner image corresponding to image data, in which the image forming unit forms a toner pattern for detecting image density fluctuation; and an image forming condition determination controller to perform image forming processing to ultimately transfer the toner image onto a recording medium. In the image forming apparatus, the controller measures a periodic image density fluctuation occurring in a rotation cycle of the rotary members based on a detection result of a toner pattern; performs image forming condition determination processing to determine an image forming condition to reduce the image density fluctuation based on measured image density fluctuation data; and determines whether or not the image density fluctuation data measured multiple times satisfies a predetermined control termination condition.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes: a generation unit configured to generate correlation data indicating a relationship between a relative position of a first image and a second image corresponding to a first speed and a relative position of the first image and the second image corresponding to a second image forming speed; a controller configured to, in a case where a image forming unit forms an image at the second speed, correct a relative position of the first image and the second image based on first information and on correlation data; and a prohibition unit configured to prohibit formation of the measurement image at the second speed in a case where a housing unit does not house a predetermined recording material corresponding to the second speed.