Image carrier deterioration degree evaluating device, image carrier failure predicting device, and image forming apparatus

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PATENT NO 8472818
APP PUB NO 20110170884A1
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12929204

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An image carrier deterioration degree evaluating apparatus for evaluating a degree of deterioration of an image carrier of an image forming apparatus, the image carrier deterioration degree evaluating apparatus including: an image deletion detecting unit that detects image deletion by obtaining latent image information written on the image carrier; an image deletion reducing unit that performs a process of reducing image deletion when the image deletion detecting unit detects image deletion, and an image carrier deterioration degree evaluating unit that drives the image deletion detecting unit and the image deletion reducing unit alternately one or more times each, and evaluates a degree of deterioration of the image carrier by using the latent image information obtained one or more times by the image deletion detecting unit.

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RICOH COMPANY LIMITED3-6 NAKAMAGOME 1-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 143-8555

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ikegami, Takaaki Tokyo, JP 33 681
Imazeki, Mikiko Tokyo, JP 13 123
Kawasaki, Yoshiaki Tokyo, JP 47 606
Kimura, Michio Tokyo, JP 39 462
Nakamori, Hideo Tokyo, JP 38 533
Nakazato, Yasushi Tokyo, JP 98 2092
Sugino, Akihiro Tokyo, JP 48 842
Suzuki, Yasuo Tokyo, JP 441 5346
Ue, Kohji Tokyo, JP 32 683
Yamane, Jun Tokyo, JP 64 984
Yamashita, Masahide Tokyo, JP 79 1560

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