Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US17479012Application Date: 2021-09-20
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Publication No.: US11644767B2Publication Date: 2023-05-09
- Inventor: Takahiro Suzuki
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JP 2020172010 2020.10.12 JP 2021143046 2021.09.02
- Main IPC: G03G15/06
- IPC: G03G15/06 ; G03G15/10

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a first container to accommodate liquid developer for replenishment to a developing container, and a second container to accommodate carrier fluid containing a charge control agent for replenishment to the first container. The concentration of the charge control agent in the carrier fluid accommodated in the second container is between equal to or more than 10 wt % and equal to or less than 20 wt %. A driving unit is driven so as to replenish the charge control agent accommodated in the second container to the first container, and a control unit controls the driving unit based on image coverage of an output image so that a concentration of the charge control agent in the liquid developer accommodated in the first container becomes a predetermined value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220113652A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2022-04-14
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