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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2009
Applicant:
Tsuyoshi Maruyama, Nagoya, JP;
Inventor:
Tsuyoshi Maruyama, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a carrier configured to carry developer; a voltage applying unit configured to apply a voltage to the carrier so that a carrier current flows from the voltage applying unit through the carrier; and a current detecting unit configured to detect the carrier current. The current detecting unit detects the carrier current at an uncharged portion of the carrier.