Image Forming Apparatus, Conductive Member Service Life Determination Method, And Conductive Member Service Life Determination Program
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorsHideo Yamaki, Satoru Shibuya
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AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorsHideo Yamaki, Satoru Shibuya
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An image forming apparatus provided with a conductive member to form an image on a sheet using a toner includes: a voltage acquisition portion configured to acquire a biased voltage value as a voltage value by applying a bias to the conductive member; an environment sensor configured to output an environment condition measurement value representing an internal environment condition; and a hardware processor configured to transform the biased voltage value acquired by the voltage acquisition portion into a virtual voltage value appearing in the conductive member as the biased voltage value under a standard environment condition, in which the environment condition has a predetermined standard condition, on the basis of the environment condition measurement value output from the environment sensor, and determine a service life of the conductive member on the basis of the virtual voltage value.
An image forming apparatus provided with a conductive member to form an image on a sheet using a toner, the image forming apparatus comprising:
A conductive member service life determination method executed in an image forming apparatus provided with a conductive member to form an image on a sheet using a toner, the conductive member service life determination method comprising:
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