Patent ID: 6970660
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image adjustment method for an image forming apparatus, comprising the steps of; forming an adjustment image by transferring and superposing onto a transfer medium a plurality of reference images formed by a color component to be a reference among a plurality of color components and a plurality of images to be adjusted, which are formed by other color component to be adjusted; detecting a density of the formed adjustment image; and adjusting an image forming position of the other color component to be adjusted, based on the detected density of the adjustment image, said method further comprising the steps of: detecting a density of a surface of said transfer medium at an optionally selected position thereon prior to forming the adjustment image every time the adjustment image is formed; and adjusting the image forming position of the other color component, based on the detected density of the surface of said transfer medium and the detected density of said adjustment image; wherein the adjustment image is formed at the same position as an optionally selected position where the density of the surface of said transfer medium was detected.