Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus including a light source unit configured to emit a light beam, an optical deflector configured to generate a scanning light beam from the light beam of the light source unit, an optical writer having an optical system configured to guide the scanning light beam from the optical deflector onto a surface to be scanned of image carriers and forming an image thereon: and a memory unit to store a plurality of shading correction data that is configured to correct a light shading caused by a light loss between the light beam and the scanning light beam due to accumulation of dirt on the optical deflector.
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
B G
B41J G02B
inventional inventional
Hiroshi Rumiko
Yoshizawa Ono