Patents Assigned to YOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
  • Patent number: 11143980
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming units, a developing voltage power supply, a density detection device, a current detection unit, and a control unit. The plurality of image forming units form an image and substantially same development conditions are set to evenly divide an image density among the image forming units. The control unit detects whether there is an anomaly in a developing device, based on a toner charge amount calculated based on a DC component of developing current when a reference image is formed on an image carrier by each of the developing devices and a density of the reference image. When an anomaly is detected in any of the developing devices, the control unit inhibits use of the image forming unit including the developing device, and resets the development conditions to evenly divide the image density among the usable image forming units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: YOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Tamotsu Shimizu, Kanako Morimoto, Kazunori Tanaka, Kenichi Tamaki