Image forming apparatus and image forming method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9308754
APP PUB NO 20160082753A1
SERIAL NO

14848210

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An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey a recording medium; a reversing unit configured to reverse front and back sides of the recording medium; a recording head configured to reciprocatingly scan to form a first image on a first side of the recording medium, which is reciprocatingly conveyed by the conveyance unit at a first conveyance speed V1, and a second image on a second side of the recording medium, which is conveyed at a second conveyance speed V2 and ejected, in a case of performing a double-sided printing; and a control unit configured to control the first conveyance speed V1 and the second conveyance speed V2 to satisfy a relation

description='In-line Formulae' end='lead'V2≦W/t1≦(W/t)×2,description='In-line Formulae' end='tail'

where t is a scanning time required for one reciprocation of the recording head, and W is an image formation width of the recording head.

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RICOH COMPANY LTDTOKYO

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Kawaguchi, Takuji Kanagawa, JP 6 34
Sasaki, Hitoshi Kanagawa, JP 151 892
Shigaki, Keizoh Kanagawa, JP 3 15
Tsujiguchi, Yuuichiroh Kanagawa, JP 8 60
Yoshigai, Shigeru Kanagawa, JP 11 76

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