Image-forming apparatus to control potential difference based on image-forming operation
US12124182B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2023 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/022
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image-forming apparatus to execute an image-forming operation includes an image bearing member, a charging member to charge at a charging portion a surface of, and a developing member to supply at a developing portion toner to, the image bearing member. When a rotating image bearing member stops rotating, a surface potential of the image bearing member formed on the developing portion is defined as V1, a developing voltage applied to the developing member is defined as V2, a charging voltage applied to the charging member is defined as V3, and a surface potential of the image bearing member formed on the charging portion is defined as V4. A first potential difference, which is a potential difference between V2 and V1, and a second potential difference, which is a potential difference between V3 and V4, are controlled based on information about a number of execution times of the image-forming operation.
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