Reducing reload image quality defects
US8577236B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0621
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a sensor that is configured to detect a property of a developer material, a transport unit that is operatively in contact with the developer material and that is configured to move the developer material toward a recording medium, and a controller that receives the property of the developer material from the sensor unit and sets a voltage of the transport unit, wherein the voltage is determined based on the property of the developer material received from the sensor.
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