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Image forming system and method of detecting color misregistration

US8010026B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 4, 2007
Grant dateAug 30, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/0161
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image forming system, in which a method of detecting a misregistration of a color image is performed, includes multiple image carriers, an optical writing unit, a transfer member extended by a drive roller and at least one driven roller, a rotation detector, a roller driving unit, a belt controller, an image detector configured to detect the images formed on the surface of the transfer member and obtain detection data, and a controller configured to calculate an amount of misregistration and correct relative misregistration of a scanning line between the image carriers based on a result of the calculation. In the image forming system, a distance from a transfer position to a detection position is an integer multiple of a travel distance of the transfer member during one revolution of the at least one driven roller.

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