Patent ID: 7558495
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus including: a photoconductor; an exposure device forming an electrostatic latent image on the photoconductor based upon image data; a development device forming a developer image on the photoconductor by developing the electrostatic latent image on the photoconductor; an intermediate transfer device holding the developer image thereon, the developer image being transferred from the photoconductor and worth one page; a transfer device transferring the developer image from the intermediate transfer device to a recording medium; a detection device detecting a size of the recording medium; a determination device determining if the size of the recording medium produced by the detection device is enough for transferring the developer image on the intermediate transfer device; and a control device inhibiting the exposure device from forming an electrostatic latent image based upon image data for a subsequent page when the determination device determines the size of the recording medium produced by the detection device is not enough for transferring the developer image on the intermediate transfer device.