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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2010
Hirotaka Ohshika, Tokyo, JP;
Hirotaka Ohshika, Tokyo, JP;
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier; a developer carrier configured to supply developer to the image carrier; a power supply unit configured to apply a voltage to the developer carrier; a drive unit configured to rotationally drive the image carrier and developer carrier; a rotation amount determiner configured to determine the amount of rotation of the image carrier or the developer carrier in a predetermined time period; and a drive control unit configured to instruct the drive unit to rotate the image carrier and the developer carrier in a non-printing state, when it is determined that the rotation amount in a printing operation in the predetermined time period was equal to or greater than a threshold.
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