Patent ID: 11960218
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a latent image bearer;
an exposure device configured to expose the latent image bearer to form a latent image based on image data;
a detector configured to detect density unevenness, in a main scanning direction, of a toner image obtained by developing the latent image; and
processing circuitry configured to correct only an exposure amount of the exposure device based on the density unevenness to form an image portion with a higher gradation than a prescribed gradation, the processing circuitry further configured to correct the exposure amount and the image data based on the density unevenness in the main scanning direction detected by the detector to form an image portion with a gradation equal to or lower than the prescribed gradation.