Patent ID: 8805215
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member; a developing device configured to supply a developer to an electrostatic latent image formed on the image bearing member to form a toner image; an input portion configured to receive information about a type of a recording material on which the toner image is transferred; a toner degradation suppressing portion configured to perform an operation to suppress degradation of a toner accommodated in the developing device; and a controller configured to control the operation of the toner degradation suppressing portion from information input from the input portion so that an effect of suppressing degradation of a toner is larger when information is input that a type of a recording material to be used has a low smoothness than when information is input that a type of a recording material to be used has a high smoothness.