Patent ID: 7706725
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A full-color image forming apparatus comprising: a light source for monochrome image formation for exposing a monochrome image forming photoreceptor to light outputted therefrom to correspond to monochrome image information; and a light source for color image formation for exposing a color image forming photoreceptor to light outputted therefrom to correspond to color image information, wherein a full-color image is formed by exposing the monochrome image forming photoreceptor with the light source for monochrome image formation and the color image forming photoreceptor with the light source for color image formation, wherein also a monochrome image is formed by exposing only the monochrome image forming photoreceptor with the light source for monochrome image formation, and wherein when a full color image is formed using lights outputted from the light source for monochrome image formation and the light source for color image formation, an optical power setting of the light source for monochrome image formation is set to less than an optical power setting of the light source for color image formation.