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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2006
Applicant:
Yoshihisa Kitano, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshihisa Kitano, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/02 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image formation apparatus is provided and includes: a photoconductor; a charging section that applies a bias voltage having an AC voltage superposed on a DC voltage to the photoconductor so as to charge the photoconductor; a controller that controls at least one of the AC voltage and an AC current in response to a fluctuation amount of a DC current flowing between the photoconductor and the charging section when an AC voltage is applied; and a detector that detects the DC current.