Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus capable of evaluating the consumption of a fixing belt, control method and control program thereof
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Application No.: US16274949Application Date: 2019-02-13
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Publication No.: US10705467B2Publication Date: 2020-07-07
- Inventor: Junichi Arai
- Applicant: Konica Minolta Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@4eb12b0f
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G15/20
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a fixer that fixes toner adhering to a sheet that passes through a fixing nip, the fixer including: an endless fixing belt that rotates; and a presser that presses the fixing belt to form the fixing nip between the fixing belt and the presser. The image forming apparatus includes a hardware processor that calculates an amount of the toner adhering to the sheet that passes through the fixing nip, and determines a degree of abrasion of the fixing belt, based on the amount of the toner calculated by the hardware processor.
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