Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus including transfer unit and capable of determining lifetime of transfer unit
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Application No.: US17386835Application Date: 2021-07-28
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Publication No.: US11442389B2Publication Date: 2022-09-13
- Inventor: Tadao Kyotani , Chieko Mimura , Keita Suzuki
- Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya
- Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya
- Agency: Merchant & Gould P.C.
- Priority: JPJP2020-128275 20200729
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, a transfer unit, a voltage supply circuit, and a controller. The transfer unit is configured to transfer developer onto a printing medium from the photosensitive drum. The voltage supply circuit is configured to supply voltage to the transfer unit. The controller is electrically connected to the voltage supply circuit. The controller is configured to: calculate a cumulative voltage value, the cumulative voltage value being a total of supplied voltage to the transfer unit from the voltage supply circuit after using the transfer unit is started; and determine how long a lifetime of the transfer unit remains based on the calculated cumulative voltage value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220035293A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING TRANSFER UNIT AND CAPABLE OF DETERMINING LIFETIME OF TRANSFER UNIT Public/Granted day:2022-02-03
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