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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Atsuto Hirai, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 9/097 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/5058 (2013.01); G03G 9/09791 (2013.01); G03G 21/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member to which lubricant is supplied; a toner image forming section; and a patch image forming section and a control section configured to control the toner image forming section and the patch image forming section such that a first development condition for forming the patch image and a second development condition for forming the toner image are different from each other.