发明名称 |
Image forming apparatus having detachably mountable image forming unit |
摘要 |
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming units that are each configured to be detachably mountable and include an image carrier; an irradiation unit configured to irradiate respective image carriers of the plurality of image forming units with light to form one or more electrostatic latent images along a direction of the rotational driving; a detection unit configured to detect the electrostatic latent images; a determination unit configured to determine mounted states of the plurality of image forming units based on a detection result by the detection unit; and a control unit configured to perform control such that, for each of the image carriers, the electrostatic latent images are not formed on an image carrier in a period in which at least one of the one or more electrostatic latent images is formed on a different image carrier. |
申请公布号 |
US9411243(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.08.09 |
申请号 |
US201514601749 |
申请日期 |
2015.01.21 |
申请人 |
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha |
发明人 |
Suzuki Koichi;Hibi Yoshitaka;Kato Hironori;Inoue Naoki |
分类号 |
G03G21/18;G03F7/20 |
主分类号 |
G03G21/18 |
代理机构 |
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto |
代理人 |
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto |
主权项 |
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a plurality of image forming units that are each configured to be detachably mountable and include an image carrier that is driven to rotate; a light irradiation unit configured to irradiate respective image carriers of the plurality of image forming units with light to form one or more electrostatic latent images along a direction of the rotational driving; a detection unit configured to detect the one or more electrostatic latent images; a determination unit configured to determine mounted states of the plurality of image forming units based on a detection result obtained by the detection unit; and a control unit configured to perform control such that, for each of the image carriers, the one or more electrostatic latent images are not formed on an image carrier in a period in which at least one of the one or more electrostatic latent images is formed on a different image carrier. |
地址 |
Tokyo JP |