Patent ID: 8755100
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: G01J,G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit configured to form a plurality of images whose colors are to be measured on recording paper using color materials; a fixing unit configured to fix the plurality of images whose colors are to be measured onto the recording paper by heating the plurality of images; a setting unit configured to be able to selectively set a first fixing mode and a second fixing mode in which a heat amount to be applied to the recording paper is larger than that in the first fixing mode; a color measurement unit configured to measure the colors of the images fixed onto the recording paper downstream of the fixing unit in a direction in which the recording paper is carried; and a correction unit configured to correct results of the measurement of the colors obtained by the color measurement unit based on a fixing mode set by the setting unit in such a way as to suppress an effect of changing color of the images whose colors are to be measured due to heat applied from the fixing unit.