Image forming apparatus with control feature based on transfer material discrimination
US6980749B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/1625
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a movable image bearing member, a movable intermediary transfer member, wherein an image on the image bearing member is transferred onto the intermediary transfer member by primary transfer and the image transferred onto the intermediary transfer member is transferred onto a transfer material by secondary transfer, a discriminator for discriminating a kind of the transfer material, and a controller for controlling a moving speed ratio between the image bearing member and the intermediary transfer member on the basis of an output of the discriminator.
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