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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2019
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Kunitomo Sasaki, Nukata-gun, JP;
Masayasu Haga, Toyokawa, JP;
Sayaka Morita, Gamagori, JP;
Tsugihito Yoshiyama, Toyohashi, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a latent image carrier whose rotational speed changes depending on a printing speed of an image onto a sheet, an applicator that applies a lubricant to a surface of the latent image carrier, and a hardware processor that causes a surface of the applicator to move such that a difference between a first moving speed and a second moving speed is within a certain range, the first moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the latent image carrier moves, the second moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the applicator moves.