Image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10067454
APP PUB NO 20170299994A1
SERIAL NO

15483221

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An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, an image forming device to form a toner image on the image bearer with toner, a power source to output a bias to transfer the toner image onto a recording medium, and control circuitry. The circuitry controls the power source to decrease a peak-to-peak voltage of the bias in response to increase in at least one of temperature and humidity, when a time-averaged voltage of the bias is on a transfer side of transferring the toner to the recording medium, from a median value of maximum and minimum voltages of the bias. The circuitry controls the power source to increase the peak-to-peak voltage of the bias in response to increase in at least one of temperature and humidity, when the time-averaged voltage of the bias is on a return side of returning the toner to the image bearer, from the median value.

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RICOH COMPANY LTDTOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ishii, Hirokazu Tokyo, JP 100 1325
Kochi, Naoto Tokyo, JP 25 159
Mizutani, Takehide Tokyo, JP 34 364
Nagata, Atsushi Kanagawa, JP 137 2979
Nakamura, Keigo Kanagawa, JP 146 1654
Sugiura, Kenji Kanagawa, JP 182 2604
Tanaka, Shinya Kanagawa, JP 312 4466
Wada, Yuuji Kanagawa, JP 42 332

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