Color image forming apparatus having drive current adjustment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9030513
APP PUB NO 20140334835A1
SERIAL NO

14338649

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A color image forming apparatus has a light emitting element emitting light, a laser driving unit causing the light emitting element to emit light of a light amount at a first emission level for visualizing a toner image onto a first area where the toner image is to be visualized on a charged photosensitive member and to emit light of a light amount at a second emission level for weak emission onto a second area where the toner is not to be adhered to the charged photosensitive member. In addition, an acquiring unit acquires information of an integrated number of rotations of the photosensitive member, a drive current adjusting unit adjusts the drive current for the second emission level, and changes a magnitude of the drive current for the second emission level in accordance with the information of the integrated number of rotations of the photosensitive member.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kawamoto, Kengo Irvine, US 6 61
Nanataki, Hideo Yokohama, JP 58 853
Shimura, Masaru Yokohama, JP 74 652
Toyoizumi, Kiyoto Susono, JP 19 120

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