Image forming apparatus with color slippage correction

US8965255B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8965255-B2
Application numberUS-201313802058-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 13, 2013
Priority dateMar 14, 2012
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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Image forming apparatus corrects for color slippage in toner image of a plurality of colors that have been sequentially transferred onto moving transfer target from the plurality of respective image carriers. A temperature of an interior of image-developing device is detected by first detection part, and a temperature of an interior of exposure device is detected by second detection part. First determination part determines whether or not the correction with respect to color slippage during temperature elevation is to be carried out, on the basis of first temperature detected by first detection part and second temperature detected by first detection part earlier than first temperature. Second determination part determines whether or not the correction with respect to color slippage during temperature decrease is to be carried out, on the basis of third temperature detected by second detection part and fourth temperature detected by second detection part earlier than third temperature.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a plurality of image carriers arranged in parallel, an exposure device that exposes each of the plurality of image carriers, an image-developing device that forms a toner image on the plurality of respective image carriers which have been exposed using the exposure device, a correction part that corrects for color slippage in the toner image of a plurality of colors that have been sequentially transferred on…

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What does patent US8965255B2 cover?
Image forming apparatus corrects for color slippage in toner image of a plurality of colors that have been sequentially transferred onto moving transfer target from the plurality of respective image carriers. A temperature of an interior of image-developing device is detected by first detection part, and a temperature of an interior of exposure device is detected by second detection part. First…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G03G15/0189. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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