IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD

To provide an image forming apparatus that prevents a reduction in image quality.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus has an image carrier carrying a toner image and an opposing member opposite to the image carrier, and transfers the toner image on the image carrier to a recording medium conveyed between the image carrier and the opposing member. The image forming apparatus has a reading member that reads the toner image on the recording medium after being conveyed between the image carrier and the opposing member, and changes the amount of separation between the image carrier and the opposing member when transferring the toner image to the recording medium, in accordance with a result of the reading of the toner image on the recording medium performed by the reading member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10 【課題】本発明は、画像品質の低下を抑制する画像形成装置を提供する。【解決手段】トナー像を担持する像担持体と、像担持体に対向する対向部材と、を有し、像担持体と対向部材との間を搬送される記録媒体に、像担持体上のトナー像を転写する画像形成装置において、像担持体と対向部材との間を搬送された後の前記記録媒体上のトナー像を読み取る読取部材を有し、読取部材による記録媒体上のトナー像の読取結果に応じて、記録媒体にトナー像を転写するときの像担持体と対向部材との間の離間量を変更する画像形成装置である。【選択図】図１０