Patent ID: 11899383
Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. An image forming method, comprising:
carrying an image of a developer on an image carrying body;
transferring onto a transfer body the image of the developer from the image carrying body;
separating the transfer body from the image carrying body using a first mechanism;
detecting a state of a surface of the transfer body using a sensor;
separating the sensor from the transfer body using a second mechanism;
moving the transfer body in a first direction; and
is disposed so as to be separating the sensor from the transfer body in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, the sensor including a plurality of local sensors disposed to be separated in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction.