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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kouichi Etou, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/553 (2013.01); G03G 21/203 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including an image forming unit and a controller configured to control an operation of the image forming unit is provided. The image forming unit includes a conductive member to which a bias voltage is supplied in image formation. The controller is configured to calculate an operating ratio indicating a percentage of a time period during which the conductive member is used, and calculate a value indicating a consumption degree of the conductive member based on the calculated operating ratio and a magnitude of an electrical resistance of the conductive member.