Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus and method for controlling image density
- Patent Title (中): 用于控制图像密度的图像形成装置和方法
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Application No.: US12714790Application Date: 2010-03-01
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Publication No.: US08503893B2Publication Date: 2013-08-06
- Inventor: Akira Yoshida , Nobutaka Takeuchi , Shin Hasegawa , Yoshiaki Miyashita , Kohta Fujimori , Kayoko Tanaka
- Applicant: Akira Yoshida , Nobutaka Takeuchi , Shin Hasegawa , Yoshiaki Miyashita , Kohta Fujimori , Kayoko Tanaka
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2009-051669 20090305
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a developer unit to store two-component developer which includes toner and carrier and develop an electrostatic latent image formed on the image carrier, a toner concentration detector to detect toner concentration in the developer unit, a toner supply unit to supply toner to the developer unit, and a controller to control toner supply amount by controlling the toner supply unit by comparing an output value of the toner concentration detector with a reference value stored in a memory and correcting difference between output values of the toner concentration detector at two or more process linear velocities in accordance with the toner concentration in the developer unit. A compensation amount for correcting difference between output values of the toner concentration detector that differ depending on the process linear velocity is adjustable in accordance with the toner concentration in the development unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100226664A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE DENSITY THEREIN Public/Granted day:2010-09-09
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