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Recording medium determination apparatus and image forming apparatus

US8774653B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 10, 2009
Grant dateJul 8, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00742
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A recording medium determination apparatus that determines grammage of a recording medium by using an ultrasonic wave includes a transmission unit configured to output an ultrasonic wave having a predetermined frequency, a reception unit configured to receive the ultrasonic wave output from the transmission unit and transmitted through the recording medium and output a received signal, a calculation unit configured to calculate a signal having a peak component according to a cycle of the received signal, and a determination unit configured to determine the grammage of the recording medium based on the signal calculated by the calculation unit.

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