Patent ID: 6560433
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:an image carrier configured to carry a toner image thereon while being driven to rotate; a conveyor constructed to convey a recording medium, to which the toner image is to be transferred from said image carrier, to an image transfer position; an image carrier controller constructed to control a linear velocity of said image carrier in rotation; a conveyance controller constructed to control a linear velocity of the recording medium being conveyed by said conveyor; a main controller constructed to control said image carrier controller and said conveyance controller such that a mean linear velocity of said image carrier is maintained at 0.1% to 3% higher than a mean linear velocity of said image carrier; and a manual speed setting device constructed to allow an operator of said apparatus to set a desired mean linear velocity of the recording medium relative to the mean linear velocity of said image carrier.