Image forming apparatus including cleaning unit for removing developing material
US9086671B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/0011
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a control unit, which is configured to, if a developing material image transferred to another member is formed on an image carrier, obtain a print ratio that is a ratio of the area of the formed developing material image with respect to the area of a developing material image capable of being formed on a recording material that is to be printed on, and a threshold value corresponding to a consumption amount of the developing material in a image forming unit and a number of sheets printed, and control an amount of developing material that is to be supplied to a cleaning unit in accordance with the print ratio and the threshold value.
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