Image forming apparatus with temperature dependent control unit
US8731417B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00772
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier; a latent-image forming unit configured to form a latent image on the image carrier; a developing unit configured to develop the latent image on the image carrier with a developer applied onto a developer carrier; a temperature detector configured to detect an internal temperature or an ambient temperature of the developing unit, the internal temperature and ambient temperature varying depending on a temperature of the developer carrier; and a control unit configured to control restriction on number of pages on which image formation is allowed to be performed continuously and cancellation of the restriction, based on the temperature detected by the temperature detector.
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