Image forming apparatus and image forming method
US6954277B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/2384
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording sheet whose area is larger than that of a predetermined size-fixed recording sheet, comprises an image forming member for forming an image on the recording sheet; a sheet feeder to feed the recording sheet to the image forming member; a controller to control the image forming member so as to form an image on the recording sheet such that a first central point of the recording sheet defined in terms of a main scanning direction perpendicular to a feeding direction of the recording sheet by the sheet feeder is placed on a first center line of the image, wherein the first center line is perpendicular to the main scanning direction, and one side of the image is parallel to one side of the recording sheet.
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