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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2017
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Shibata, Tokyo, JP;
Wataru Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Keiki Katsumata, Tokyo, JP;
Natsuko Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Saito, Aichi, JP;
Hiroshi Morimoto, Tokyo, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a development current detector that detects an actual measurement value of a development current, a development current calculator that calculates a provisional calculation value of a development current based on an image formation condition, and an image-defect determiner that determines whether or not an image defect occurs, based on the actual measurement value of the development current detected by the development current detector and the provisional calculation value of the development current calculated by the development current calculator.