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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1991
Tsugihito Yoshiyama, Toyohashi, JP;
Tadafumi Shimizu, Kurume, JP;
Hiroyuki Ideyama, Toyokawa, JP;
Yoshihiko Hatta, Toyokawa, JP;
Masazumi Ito, Toyohashi, JP;
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus wherein the copying operation is performed not only in an automatic density specifying mode but also in a manual density specifying mode according to select by an operator. When the ratio of the frequency of select of the manual density specifying mode to the frequency of select of the automatic density specifying mode has exceeded a predetermined value, the image forming apparatus is adapted to execute an image adjustment process by detecting the state of components, for example, charge wires for the purpose of adjusting the density of copy images formed in the automatic density specifying mode.