Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus and control method for an image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US15413938Application Date: 2017-01-24
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Publication No.: US09885991B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: Kota Arimoto
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2016-018647 20160203
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G15/01

Abstract:
Provided is an image forming apparatus configured to appropriately determine that an abnormality has occurred in a component. The image forming apparatus includes: a charging device configured to charge a photosensitive drum; an exposure device configured to form an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive drum charged by the charging device; a developing device including a carrying member configured to carry a toner and being configured to develop the electrostatic latent image using the toner to form a toner image; and a transfer portion configured to transfer the toner image onto a sheet. The image forming apparatus is configured to form a measurement image on the sheet, and to determine a unit that needs to be replaced based on a result of measuring the measurement image formed on the sheet. The measurement image includes a first measurement image and a second measurement image.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170219979A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2017-08-03
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