Image forming apparatus provided with a plurality of image carriers
US8358958B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0158
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention provides an image forming apparatus that forms a plurality of images using a plurality of image carriers respectively corresponding to the images and stacks those images, the apparatus having a first group to which at least one image carrier among the plurality of image carriers belongs, a second group to which at least one image carrier among the remaining image carriers belongs, and a single detection sensor that detects a first detection information for identifying a rotation timing of the first group image carrier and also detects a second detection information for identifying a rotation timing of the second group image carrier.
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