Image forming apparatus and method of determining degradation of charging property of developer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7937003
APP PUB NO 20070077076A1
SERIAL NO

11519096

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A photosensitive layer of a photosensitive drum is charged and a surface of the photosensitive layer is exposed at a specified density and then a development bias is applied to a development roller. An absolute value of a detection voltage is obtained from a development current sensor. It is determined whether the obtained absolute value of the detection voltage is less than a threshold which is set in advance, whereby a determination is made as to whether the charging property of toner is degraded.

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  • BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Yoshida, Yukimasa Nagoya, JP 27 359

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