SENSOR DRIVE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME

摘要

A sensor device and an image forming apparatus incorporating the sensor device are provided. The sensor device includes a light source, a photo-detection system configured to receive light emitted from the light source and reflected at a sheet-like object, a housing accommodating the light source and the photo-detection system, the housing having a slit into which the object is inserted, and a holding member configured to hold the object such that relative positions of a surface of the object inserted into the slit and the photo-detection system are fixed. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium, the sensor device, and an adjustment unit configured to adjust a condition for image formation, based on an output from the sensor device.

主权项

1. A sensor device comprising
a light source; a photo-detection system configured to receive light emitted from the light source and reflected at a sheet-like object; a housing accommodating the light source and the photo-detection system, the housing having a slit into which the object is inserted; and a holding member configured to hold the object such that relative positions of a surface of the object inserted into the slit and the photo-detection system are fixed.