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Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP2498140

Aktenzeichen

EP12158207

Anmeldetag

6. März 2012

Veröffentlichung

23. Oktober 2019

Erteilung

23. Oktober 2019

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

G03G21/20G03G15/00

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier (3); a latent-image forming unit (20) configured to form a latent image on the image carrier (3); a developing unit (7) configured to develop the latent image on the image carrier (3) with a developer applied onto a developer carrier (12); a temperature detector (905) configured to detect an internal temperature (T) or an ambient temperature (T) of the developing unit (7), the internal temperature (T) and ambient temperature (T) varying depending on a temperature of the developer carrier (12); and a control unit (900) configured to control restriction on number of pages on which image formation is allowed to be performed continuously and cancellation of the restriction, based on the temperature (T) detected by the temperature detector (905).

Anmelder

Firma

Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Land

🇯🇵 Japan

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