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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2015
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Toshie Nakamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Kitagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes at least one imaging device including at least a photoconductor, a charging device, an exposure device, a developing device, and a transfer device; a detector that detects that the photoconductor of the at least one imaging device has reached the end of a life of the photoconductor; and a controller that controls the at least one imaging device under an imaging condition including a charge condition, an exposure condition, a development condition, and a transfer condition. After the controller acquires detection information of the detector, the controller controls the at least one imaging device by changing the imaging condition to a condition that decreases an image quality.