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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2008
Takayuki Ito, Nagoya, JP;
Fuminori Moro, Toyokawa, JP;
Michiya Takeda, Hoi-gun, JP;
Atsuhiko Shimoyama, Tahara, JP;
Takayuki Ito, Nagoya, JP;
Fuminori Moro, Toyokawa, JP;
Michiya Takeda, Hoi-gun, JP;
Atsuhiko Shimoyama, Tahara, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus which can achieve reduction in printing time, suppression of developer consumption, and implementation of silence. An image forming apparatus capable of forming a color image on an image carrier with use of developers of a plurality of different developing colors, including a plurality of developing devices respectively housing the developers of different colors, and a control section for controlling operation of the developing devices based on inputted image data, wherein the control section includes a concentration ratio recognition section for recognizing a concentration ratio of the respective colors for image data of every sheet from the image data, and controls so as to spare at least one color developer among the developers in response to the concentration ratio of respective colors recognized by the concentration ratio recognition section.