CLEANING CHART, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE READER, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE READER, CONTROL PROGRAM FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR IMAGE READER

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning chart capable of effectively cleaning a reading plate of an image reader.SOLUTION: A cleaning chart 510 that is used for the image reader which reads a paper sheet as an image while feeding the paper sheet closely to the reading plate is conveyed in contact with the reading plate by the image reader in order to remove foreign substances on the reading plate. On a surface of the cleaning chart 510, an image 515 for removal is formed. More toners are fixed in the image 515 for removal than a portion that is neighboring to the image 515 for removal and close to a front end 510a of the cleaning chart 510 in a conveyance direction D, such that the image for removal protrudes from that portion.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6