Image forming apparatus to calculate film thicknesses of a photoconductor film of a photoconductor, image forming method, and non-transitory recording medium storing image forming program

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a charging roller to charge the photoconductor, a power source to apply a charging bias to the charging roller, a current sensor to generate a feedback signal representing an output current flowing from the charging roller to the photoconductor, a memory, and circuitry. The circuitry calculates film thicknesses of a photoconductor film of the photoconductor at a plurality of points of time based on a voltage of the charging bias and the output current, calculates travel distances of the photoconductor charged at the plurality of points of time, associates the film thicknesses with the travel distances, stores the film thicknesses and the travel distances in the memory, calculates a present estimated film thickness based on the film thicknesses and the travel distances, and calculates an estimated film thickness range corresponding to a present travel distance based on the present estimated film thickness.