Imaging device
US11221576B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/0084
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a toner supply unit, an application roller adjacent to the image carrier, a toner measuring unit, and a control unit. The toner supply unit supplies toner to the image carrier. The application roller applies a lubricant to the image carrier. The toner measuring unit measures an amount of toner transferred from the image carrier to the application roller. The control unit adjusts the supply of toner to be supplied to the image carrier in accordance with the amount of toner measured by the toner measuring unit.
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