Patent ID: 6466243
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
A color image forming apparatus comprising:a photosensitive base which is rotatable and has a photosensitive layer on a surface of the photosensitive base and a reflecting surface on the surface of the photosensitive base, the reflecting surface being adjacent to the photosensitive layer; a scanning unit which scans a plurality of exposure light beams on the photosensitive base, the plurality of exposure light beams corresponding to respective latent images of different colors; a developing unit which develops the plurality of latent images; a deflecting unit which deflects the plurality of exposure light beams and guides the plurality of exposure light beams to the reflecting surface; a detecting unit which detects the plurality of exposure light beams reflected by the reflecting surface; and a controller, connected to the detecting unit and the scanning unit, configured to control timing of the scanning unit based on respective time points at which the plurality of exposure light beams are detected.