Image forming apparatus and control method thereof
US6889017B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/065
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has developing rollers mounted to be spaced-apart from a photo-sensitive body and supplying a developing agent to the photo-sensitive body, a bias-applying part applying a predetermined bias to the developing rollers through respective current-conducting paths to the photo-sensitive body from the developing rollers, a current detection part detecting a current flowing through the developing rollers in accordance with a bias applied from the bias-applying part, and an engine control part applying a first test AC voltage having a set first frequency to the developing rollers, controlling the bias-applying part to apply a second test AC voltage having a set second frequency to the developing rollers, calculating a resistance of the developing rollers and a gap between the developing rollers and the photo-sensitive body using a current value detected from the current detection part respectively corresponding to the first and second frequencies, and setting a bias voltage of a driving condition corresponding to the resistance of the developing rollers and the gap which are calculated as a developing bias voltage in a printing mode.
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