Image forming apparatus for controlling processing conditions in image forming process by detection of tiner patch density formed on photoreceptor surface
US5923920A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00042
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has an arrangement wherein a main charger includes a charger line corresponding to a region within a reference range on a surface of a photoreceptor and second charger lines corresponding to regions outside the reference range, and the first charger line within the reference range and the second charger lines outside the reference range are driven independently. The reference range is set on the surface of the photoreceptor as a width of a transported sheet which is most frequently used. In a processing control, in the case where toner patch density within the reference range becomes higher than toner patch density outside the reference range, an applied voltage with respect to the charger line within the reference range is increased relatively higher than an applied voltage with respect to the charger lines outside the reference range, thus uniformalizing the toner density with respect to the entire surface of the photoreceptor drum.
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