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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1996
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided which is immune to characteristic variations of a photoconductor and a developer material, which can detect the amount of toner adhering to a test toner image accurately, and which can always form a favorable image using an optimal image forming parameter. A predetermined test toner image is formed on the photoconductor using developing devices. The amount of toner adhering to the formed test toner image is detected by an AIDC sensor. A printer control unit determines grid potential Vg of a corona charger and development bias potential Vb of each developing device based on the detected amount of adhering toner. A predetermined image is formed using the determined grid potential and development bias potential. The printer control unit changes the image forming condition for the next test toner image based on the detected amount of adhering toner so that the amount of toner adhering to the next test toner image can be detected in a range of high detection sensitivity of the AIDC sensor.