Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus, image forming system and lubricant amount adjusting method
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Application No.: US15218555Application Date: 2016-07-25
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Publication No.: US09836013B2Publication Date: 2017-12-05
- Inventor: Hideaki Tanaka
- Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Holtz, Holtz & Volek PC
- Priority: JP2015-154901 20150805
- Main IPC: G03G21/00
- IPC: G03G21/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member that is rotatable and supplied with toner to which lubricant has been added; a first cleaning section configured to remove the toner remaining on the image bearing member; a second cleaning section configured to remove the toner remaining on the image bearing member and left without being removed by the first cleaning section; and a control section that performs control to change removing performance in the first cleaning section.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170038725A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND LUBRICANT AMOUNT ADJUSTING METHOD Public/Granted day:2017-02-09
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