Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US16745027Application Date: 2020-01-16
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Publication No.: US10795282B2Publication Date: 2020-10-06
- Inventor: Satoshi Sunayama , Shizuya Uemura , Takashi Inoue
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Studebaker & Brackett PC
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@1b149405
- Main IPC: G03G15/06
- IPC: G03G15/06

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, a developing section, a voltage applicator, a detector, a calculating section, and an evaluating section. The detector detects values of first and second currents. The first current flows between the photosensitive drum and the developing section during formation of an electrostatic latent image. The second current flows between the photosensitive drum and the developing section when the electrostatic latent image is not being formed. The calculating section calculates a toner charge-to-mass ratio. The evaluating section evaluates reliability of a calculation result of the toner charge-to-mass ratio by comparing the second current value to a reference value. The reference value is of a reference current flowing between the photosensitive drum and the developing section when the electrostatic latent image is not being formed, and indicates a current value detected after adjustment to at least one of the photosensitive drum and the developing section.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200233333A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2020-07-23
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