Patent ID: 8965226
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image bearing member; a charging device configured to apply a charging voltage to the image bearing member; a developing device configured to develop an electrostatic image formed on the image bearing member by using toner; a transferring device configured to apply a transfer voltage to a recording medium to transfer a toner image formed on the image bearing member onto the recording medium; a separation charge-eliminator configured to separate the recording medium, on which the toner image has been transferred by the transferring device, from the image bearing member; a current detecting device configured to detect a current flowing through the separation charge-eliminator; and a determining device configured to determine a deterioration in a charge-elimination function of the separation charge-eliminator based on a current value detected by the current detecting device with the image bearing member being charged by the charging device.