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- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus capable of estimating life of ion conductive component and method for estimating life of ion conductive component
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Application No.: US15793395Application Date: 2017-10-25
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Publication No.: US10338507B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Hideo Yamaki , Satoru Shibuya
- Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Holtz, Holtz & Volek PC
- Priority: JP2016-213103 20161031
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G15/20 ; G03G15/01 ; G03G21/06 ; G03G15/16

Abstract:
Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of estimating lives of components more accurately than before. The image forming apparatus includes an ion conductive component, and a processor for estimating a life of the conductive component. The processor acquires an index value related to energization of the conductive component, and estimates the life of the conductive component based on the index value per unit time.
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