Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, P.C.
Image-forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus is provided which includes photoreceptors, around which are a charging section, an exposing section and a developing section, for forming a toner image. The image forming apparatus also includes a rotatable intermediate transfer member, first transfer sections, a second transfer section, having a transfer roller, for transferring the toner image from the intermediate transfer member to a transfer material, and a controller to control the image forming condition based on a detected density of an image pattern a formed on a non-image area of the photoreceptor. The controller releases a pressure contact of the transfer roller of the second transfer section, before the image pattern &agr; arrives at the second transfer section and starts a next print cycle after again making the pressure contact.
Konica Corporation
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Masashi Shigetaka Hidetoshi
Saito Kurosu Katayanagi