Image forming apparatus and image forming method
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorsHiroyuki Saito, Shunichi Takaya
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes an image carrying member capable of carrying an image, a paper conveying unit, a foreign matter detection unit, and a toner layer forming unit. The paper conveying unit conveys a paper to the image carrying member. The foreign matter detection unit detects a foreign matter projecting from the end portion of the paper. The toner layer forming unit forms a toner layer on the surface of the image carrying member in response to a position of the foreign matter detected by the foreign matter detection unit.
Claims20
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image carrying member capable of carrying an image;
- a paper conveying unit for conveying a paper to said image carrying member;
- a foreign matter detection unit for detecting a foreign matter projecting from an end portion of said paper;
- and
- a toner layer forming unit for forming a toner layer on a surface of said image carrying member in response to a position of said foreign matter detected by said foreign matter detection unit.
An image forming method comprising steps of:
- conveying a paper to an image carrying member capable of carrying an image, and detecting a foreign matter projecting from an end portion of said paper;
- and
- forming a toner layer on a surface of said image carrying member in response to a position of said detected foreign matter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.