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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2023
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Akihiro Hayashi, Okazaki, JP;
Yuji Kobayashi, Toyohashi, JP;
Hiroshi Eguchi, Toyohashi, JP;
Takeshi Tamada, Toyohashi, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00037 (2013.01); H04N 1/00015 (2013.01); H04N 1/00074 (2013.01); H04N 1/00602 (2013.01); H04N 1/00909 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a drive source that drives an object; and a hardware processor that detects a fluctuation range of a load applied to the drive source by driving the object, and determines a state of the object on a basis of a detection result.