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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2006
Mineyuki Sako, Toyokawa, JP;
Yutaka Miyasaka, Machida, JP;
Nobuyasu Tamura, Hachioji, JP;
Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Hachioji, JP;
Mineyuki Sako, Toyokawa, JP;
Yutaka Miyasaka, Machida, JP;
Nobuyasu Tamura, Hachioji, JP;
Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a fog controller to control a fogging level of a toner image carrier by adjusting a fog control parameter on the basis of the fogging level detected by a fogging level detection section and the target fogging level stored in a memory section. While varying a value of the fog control parameter, the fog controller makes a detection pattern forming section to form a series of detection patterns between toner images for each page on the toner image carrier, makes the fogging level detection section to detect each of fogging levels of the series of detection patterns, determines a target fog control parameter value on the basis of each fogging level of the series of detection patterns detected and the target fogging level stored, and adjusts the fog control parameter on the basis of the target fog control parameter value.