Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

2011-05-17

2011-05-17

Peng, Charlie (Department: 2883)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Controller

C347S004000, C347S006000, C347S008000, C347S014000, C347S015000, C347S022000, C347S023000, C347S034000, C347S037000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07942493

ABSTRACT:
A disclosed image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium includes an inkjet head having a nozzle surface and inkjet nozzles on the nozzle surface and configured to jet ink droplets from the inkjet nozzles; a recording medium conveying mechanism including a recording medium conveyor and configured to convey the recording medium by the recording medium conveyor into an image forming area facing the inkjet head; a test pattern forming part provided separately from the recording medium conveyor; a control unit configured to perform an image forming test where a test pattern is formed on the test pattern forming part by jetting ink droplets from the inkjet head; and a test pattern detection unit configured to detect the test pattern formed on the test pattern forming part.

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