Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Masaki Tsuchiya

Masanari Fujita

Yasuo Takuma

Nobuaki Fukasawa

According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor, a charging unit, an exposure unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, a fixing unit, an environment detecting unit and a control unit. The charging unit includes a charger and a static eliminator. The charger contacts with a surface of the photoreceptor and charges the surface to a first voltage. The static eliminator contacts with the surface and discharges the surface to a second voltage. The environment detecting unit detects an environmental data. The control unit controls the first voltage based on the environmental data.

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Ibaraki, Japan

Masaki Tsuchiya