Canon kabushiki kaisha (20240419097). IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
KUNIAKI Tamagaki of Kanagawa (JP)
SHUHEI Kawasaki of Shizuoka (JP)
TAKAYUKI Kanazawa of Kanagawa (JP)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240419097 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
an image forming apparatus is used, which includes a developer bearing member that transports developer to an electrostatic latent image formed on an image bearing member, a supply roller including a foam elastic member that supplies the developer to the developer bearing member, a power source device that applies a developing voltage to the developer bearing member and applies a supply voltage to the supply roller; a power source control unit that controls supply of the developer from the supply roller to the developer bearing member by controlling the developing voltage and the supply voltage; and an image control unit that controls formation of the electrostatic latent image based on image information. the image control unit controls, based on a first value, a change amount of the supply voltage in a period during which image formation is performed.