Image forming apparatus having toner image forming device
US7792458B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1618
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a toner image forming device configured to form a toner image on an image conveying member, a detector configured to optically detect a density of the toner image on the image conveying member, a controller configured to control an image forming condition of the toner image forming device based on an output of the detector, a shutter configured to open and close an optical window of the detector, wherein the image forming apparatus is operable in a cleaning mode of the shutter in which an opening and closing movement of the shutter is repeatedly executed.
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