Patent attributes
In an image forming apparatus having a recording head including a plurality of nozzle arrays for ejecting each ink droplet per color for plural colors respectively onto a transported recording medium, a positioning mechanism of the image forming apparatus having a detection mechanism for preventing a printing quality on a recording medium from degrading by comprising a transport mechanism for transporting in order to form an image on the recording medium, and a carriage placed on an opposite positions of the transport mechanism and a belt platen; placing a sensor for detecting a relative inclination between the transport direction and the recording head; detecting and calculating an inclination of the transport direction vis-à-vis the recording head, and controlling the relative inclination based on the calculation result.
