Patent ID: 7599102
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image creation device loaded in the image forming apparatus in a replaceable manner; an openable and closable cover configured to be opened and closed when the image creation device is to be replaced with a new one; a discrimination device that discriminates whether the image creation device is a new image creation device or an old image creation device which has been already loaded and used; an image stabilization processing portion that executes image stabilization processing for old image creation devices to maintain image quality with respect to old image creation devices and also executes image stabilization processing for new image creation devices including a part of the image stabilization processing for old image creation devices as common-processing to maintain image quality with respect to new image creation devices; and a controller that makes the discrimination device initiate discrimination processing when at least one of a power supply is turned on and the openable and closable cover is closed, makes the image stabilization processing portion initiate common-processing common to image stabilization processing for old image creation devices and image stabilization processing for new image creation devices before it is discriminated that the image creation device is a new image creation device or an old image creation device, and makes the image stabilization processing portion initiate image stabilization processing peculiar to new image creation devices or old image creation devices depending on a discrimination result of the discrimination portion after completion of the common-processing.