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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2017
Takeshi Uchida, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Higa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Kamijo, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Uchida, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Higa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Kamijo, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device to form a toner image onto a recording medium by transferring the toner image directly or indirectly onto the recording medium, the image forming device including a developer to develop a latent image formed on an image carrier into the toner image; and a controller to control the image forming device. The controller determines whether a first estimated time period is greater than a first predetermined time period, the first estimated time period being a time period from a time when image formation of one page of the image completes to an estimated time when image formation of a subsequent page of the image will start; and stops operating the developer based on a determination indicating that the first estimated time period is greater than the first predetermined time period.