Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and image forming method
US7315703B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0619
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing body and a developer bearing body. A transferring section transfers, onto a medium, a developer image formed on the image bearing body by development of the latent image. A voltage applying section alternately applies, to the developer bearing body, a first voltage for making the developer move from the developer bearing body toward the image bearing body in order to develop the latent image, and a second voltage for making the developer move from the image bearing body toward the developer bearing body. An image darkness adjusting section adjusts a darkness of the image to be formed on the medium by changing only the second voltage.
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