Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus using two-component developer including toner and carrier that determines toner charge amount based on a developing current
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Application No.: US17098405Application Date: 2020-11-15
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Publication No.: US11249415B2Publication Date: 2022-02-15
- Inventor: Tamotsu Shimizu , Takahiro Okubo , Yohei Wakasa , Kazuhiro Nakachi
- 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: Hawaii Patent Services
- Agent Nathaniel K. Fedde; Kenton N. Fedde
- Priority: JPJP2019-206952 20191115
- Main IPC: G03G15/06
- IPC: G03G15/06 ; G03G15/00

Abstract:
Provided is an image forming apparatus having a simple configuration capable of measuring a toner current included in a developing current and accurately calculating a toner charge amount based on the measurement result. The developing device has a developer carrier that carries a two-component developer including a magnetic carrier and toner. The density detecting device detects the density of the toner image. The current detecting unit detects a DC component of a developing current that flows when a developing voltage is applied to the developer carrier. The control unit, in a state in which the image carrier is rotated at two or more different linear speeds during non-image formation, forms the same reference image on the image carrier by the developing device, and estimates the toner charge amount based on the developing current when the reference image is formed and the density of the reference image.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210149320A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER INCLUDING TONER AND CARRIER Public/Granted day:2021-05-20
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