IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

PURPOSE:To enable accurate reading and accurate shading and facilitate jamming treatment in an image forming apparatus reading the test pattern formed by a recording head having a plurality of recording elements and enabling head shading correcting the driving conditions of the recording elements of the recording head on the basis of the test pattern. CONSTITUTION:The scanning guide member 53 of a reading means 50 performing scanning in order to read a test pattern for head shading is provided almost just above the guide member 65A guiding a recording medium to a reading position. These members and means are integrated rotatably around a pin 93.