IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT CONTROLS IMAGE FORMING CONDITIONS FOR ADJUSTING IMAGE DENSITY

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes: an output unit configured to receive light reflected from a measurement image on an image carrier and output a signal corresponding to a light receiving result; a detection unit configured to detect a temperature of the output unit; a conversion unit configured to convert an output value output from the output unit, based on a conversion condition; a controller configured to control an image forming condition for adjusting a density of an image to be formed based on a converted output value by the conversion unit; and a generation unit configured to, at a predetermined timing, acquire an output value output from the output unit without emitting light, control the detection unit to detect the temperature, and generate the conversion condition based on the acquired output value and the detected temperature.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image carrier; an image forming unit configured to form an image on the image carrier; a light emitting unit configured to emit light; an output unit configured to receive light reflected from a measurement image on the image carrier and output a signal corresponding to a light receiving result; a detection unit configured to detect a temperature of the output unit; a conversion unit configured to convert an output value output from the output unit, based on a conversion condition; a controller configured to control an image forming condition for adjusting a density of an image to be formed by the image forming unit, based on a converted output value by the conversion unit; and a generation unit configured to, at a predetermined timing, acquire an output value output from the output unit without the light emitting unit emitting light, control the detection unit to detect the temperature of the output unit, and generate the conversion condition based on the acquired output value and the detected temperature.