Patent ID: 7720399
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing body that bears a developer image; a transfer member for transferring said developer image to a recording medium; a storing section that preliminarily stores a stored temperature value and a stored electric resistance value of said transfer member; a temperature detecting section that detects a temperature of said transfer member; a calculating section that calculates a temperature variation value representing a variation between a detected temperature value detected by said temperature detecting section and said stored temperature value stored in said storing section; a comparing-and-determining section that compares said temperature variation value and a predetermined temperature variation threshold and determines whether said temperature variation value is less than said temperature variation threshold or not; an output control section that determines a transfer output based on said stored electric resistance value stored in said storing section, in the case where said comparing-and-determining section determines that said temperature variation value is less than said temperature variation threshold, and an output applying section that applies said transfer output to said transfer member.