Title:
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2009025605
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide an image forming apparatus capable of reducing costs and load on a waste liquid process by reducing the use of a cleaning liquid to the lowest possible degree while improving cleaning performance in which the cleaning liquid is applied in cleaning residual toner off.
In cleaning a member to be cleaned by applying the cleaning liquid to the surface of the member, an amount of toner from which a toner image is formed on this member is calculated in advance. According to this amount of toner, the amount of cleaning liquid to be applied is controlled.
Inventors:
SHIRODAI YASUO
FUKUMOTO KAZUKO
UMEMOTO HIROAKI
SAWANO ICHIRO
AMARIGOME KISHO
KOBAYASHI TETSUYA
FUKUMOTO KAZUKO
UMEMOTO HIROAKI
SAWANO ICHIRO
AMARIGOME KISHO
KOBAYASHI TETSUYA
Application Number:
JP2007189266A
Publication Date:
February 05, 2009
Filing Date:
July 20, 2007
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH
International Classes:
G03G21/10