Invention Application
- Patent Title: IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND LUBRICANT SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD
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Application No.: US17496388Application Date: 2021-10-07
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Publication No.: US20220121149A1Publication Date: 2022-04-21
- Inventor: Kei YUASA , Takenobu KIMURA , Takashi AKAZAWA , Kei OKAMURA
- Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Priority: JP2020-176691 20201021
- Main IPC: G03G21/00
- IPC: G03G21/00

Abstract:
Provided is an image forming apparatus including: a transfer member; a first image carrier on which a first toner image using toner of a first color is formed; a second image carrier which is provided on a downstream side relative to the first image carrier in a moving direction (rotating direction) of the transfer member, and on which a second toner image using toner of a second color is formed; a lubricant supply section that supplies a lubricant to the second image carrier; and a control section that controls a supply amount of the lubricant to the second image carrier in accordance with an overlap amount between the first toner image and the second toner image which are transferred from the first image carrier and the second image carrier to the transfer member.
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