Patent ID: 7903987
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an exposure mechanism to form a latent image by exposure; a latent-image carrier to carry the latent image; a charging mechanism to charge the latent-image carrier evenly; a development device to develop a latent image on the latent-image carrier into a toner image; a transfer mechanism to transfer the toner image formed on the latent-image carrier onto a transfer material; at least one asperity profile reading mechanism to read an asperity of an entire image area of the transfer material at least in a width direction of the transfer material onto which a toner image is to be transferred; and a control mechanism to adjust a toner adhesion amount of the toner image transferred to the transfer material in accordance with a localized asperity of a surface of the transfer material read by the asperity profile reading mechanism, such that more toner is transferred at a local area of the transfer material where there is a bigger asperity relative to a local area of the transfer material where there is a smaller asperity.