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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Konica Minolta Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Junichi Arai, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/556 (2013.01); G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); G03G 15/553 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2038 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a fixer that fixes toner adhering to a sheet that passes through a fixing nip, the fixer including: an endless fixing belt that rotates; and a presser that presses the fixing belt to form the fixing nip between the fixing belt and the presser. The image forming apparatus includes a hardware processor that calculates an amount of the toner adhering to the sheet that passes through the fixing nip, and determines a degree of abrasion of the fixing belt, based on the amount of the toner calculated by the hardware processor.