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Image forming apparatus having a sensor for sensing an amount of reflected light from both a photoconductive element and a paper

US6144811A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 2, 1999
Grant dateNov 7, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00721
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A image forming apparatus with a sensing control system having an optical sensor and a control device. An detected object is recognized by using the difference of an output characteristics correspond to a quantity of reflected light. Thus, one or more detected objects may be precisely detected by the one optical sensor.

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