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US 8,712,265 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus with an improved density adjustment unit
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorMasaru Watanabe
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Abstract
In an image forming apparatus, a density adjustment unit causes to form a cleaner toner image on a surface of an image carrier and remove the cleaner toner image for density adjustment, and causes to form a test pattern after removing the cleaner toner image. The cleaner toner image is formed to cover a whole area on which the test pattern may be formed.
Claims7
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image carrier that carries a toner image;
- a sensor that detects measurement light from a test pattern on a surface of the image carrier for density adjustment;
- and
- a density adjustment unit that causes to form a cleaner toner image on the surface of the image carrier and remove the cleaner toner image for the density adjustment, and causes to form the test pattern after removing the cleaner toner image, the cleaner toner image covering a whole area on which the test pattern may be formed;
- wherein:
- the density adjustment unit identifies toner density of the test pattern on a measurement area, and performs the density adjustment based on the toner density, and the toner density is identified from an output value of the sensor corresponding to the measurement light from the measurement area before the test pattern is formed after the cleaner toner image is removed, and an output value of the sensor corresponding to the measurement light from the measurement area which carries the formed test pattern.
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An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a handler belt that conveys a record medium to a photoconductor and carries a test pattern for density adjustment;
- a sensor that detects measurement light from the test pattern on a surface of the handler belt;
- and
- a density adjustment unit that causes to form a cleaner toner image on the surface of the handler belt and remove the cleaner toner image for the density adjustment, and causes to form the test pattern after removing the cleaner toner image, the cleaner toner image covering a whole area on which the test pattern may be formed;
- wherein the density adjustment unit identifies toner density of the test pattern on a measurement area, and performs the density adjustment based on the toner density, and the toner density is identified from an output value of the sensor corresponding to the measurement light from the measurement area before the test pattern is formed after the cleaner toner image is removed, and an output value of the sensor corresponding to the measurement light from the measurement area which carries the formed test pattern.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.