Patent ID: 7613409
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member; an image processing section for processing raw image data to generate image data suitable for forming a toner image; a toner image forming section for forming a toner image on the image bearing member based on the toner image data generated by the image processing section; and a delaying section for obtaining from the image processing section a printing rate of the generated image data, and delaying in accordance with the obtained printing rate a start timing of a toner image forming by the toner image forming section, wherein; the delaying section modifies the start timing of a present toner image forming by the toner image forming section a predetermined delaying time when a printing rate of image data for the preceding toner image forming and a printing rate of image data for the present toner image forming are different from each other, the predetermined delaying time being predetermined in accordance with a printing rate of present image data.