Image forming apparatus, image forming system and lubricant amount control method

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PATENT NO 9864321
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15222991

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An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member to which lubricant is supplied; a developing section that forms a toner image by attaching toner to an electrostatic latent image formed on the image bearing member; and a control section that controls an amount of the lubricant in the developing section based on an area ratio of the toner image formed on the image bearing member and a development condition when the toner image is formed by the developing section.

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KONICA MINOLTA INCJAPAN

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Hirai, Atsuto Nara, JP 30 110

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