JPH0354582A - Image forming device - Google Patents

Image forming device

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JPH0354582A
JPH0354582A JP19117689A JP19117689A JPH0354582A JP H0354582 A JPH0354582 A JP H0354582A JP 19117689 A JP19117689 A JP 19117689A JP 19117689 A JP19117689 A JP 19117689A JP H0354582 A JPH0354582 A JP H0354582A
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Nobuyuki Miyake
信行 三宅
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Canon Inc
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PURPOSE:To prevent a developer from residing on a holding body for a long time, which is caused by a change in a developing characteristic formed on an image carrier by detecting the developing characteristic (concentration) of the developer and removing the developer held by the holding body by a prescribed amount according to the detected result. CONSTITUTION:A toner sensor 8a provided between a transfer/separation electrifier 4 and a cleaner 5 detects the developing characteristic (concentration) formed on the surface of a photosensitive drum 1, and compares it with a reference concentration in an external memory 17. When the detected one is lower than the reference concentration, in other words, when an original picture ratio is low and the consumption of the developer 3a is less, a blank exposure lamp 15a is controlled to be turned off, whereby a dark potential area is formed in the non-image forming area of the photosensitive drum 1, and the developer 3a on a sleeve 9 is stuck to the photosensitive drum 1 to be removed. In such a manner, the developer maintained on the sleeve 9 and served for an original with a low picture ratio can be consumed appropriately.

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【発明の詳細な説明】 (産業上の利用分野) 本発明は、複写機,レーザービームプリンタ等の電子写
真法を用いた画像形成装置に関する.(従来の技術) 従来のこの種の装置としては、例えば第6図に示すよう
なものが知られている.mち、この装置にあっては,一
次帯電器100により一様に帯電された像担持体として
の感光ドラムlOlの表面に、図示しないM稿を走査す
る光学系により導かれた画像光102を照射して静電潜
像を形成する.一方、現像器103内には一威分現像剤
103aが収容されている.この現像剤103aは,現
像バイアスが印加される現像剤保持体としてのスリーブ
l03bの表面に静電吸着するとともに、矢印方向の回
転によって感光ドラム101偏に搬送され、#感光ドラ
ム101の静電潜tB8分に付着して現像を行なう. この現像は感光ドラム101の矢印方向の回転によって
転写部aに移行し、給紙手段106によりタイミングを
合せて搬送されてくる転写紙b上に,転写帯電器104
により転写した後,搬送千段107により図示しない定
着手段へと搬送されることとなる. なお、感光ドラムlotの表面に残留している現像剤1
02は,クリーナ105によってかき落して回収すると
ともに、再使用に供される.(発明が解決しようとする
課題) しかしながら、上記従来例においては、原稿の画像比率
の多少により、感光ドラムlの表面に形成される現像特
性が変化してしまう.即ち,画像比率の多い原稿の場合
には問題ないが、画像比率の少ない原稿の場合には現像
剤103aの消費量が極めて少な〈なるため、スリーブ
103bの表面に長時間滞留する現像剤103aが存在
することとなり,この現像剤103aは、スリーブ10
3bに対する静電吸着力が非常に強くなる. その結果、現像剤103aが感光ドラム101の表面に
形成された静電潜像部分に付着されにく〈なってしまい
、現像濃度が低下するという問題があった.この問題は
、樹脂本来のトリポ特性であるマイナス極性の電荷を有
する高抵抗、即ち,磁性体の割合の少ない絶縁性の現像
剤を用いる場合にはこの傾向が特に著しかった. この発明は上記課題を解決するためのもので、像担持体
上に形成される現像特性の変化により現像剤がスリーブ
に長時間滞留して静電吸着力が強くなってしまうことを
防止する画像形成装置を提供することを目的としている
. (課題を解決するための手段) 上記目的を達成するため、この発明は、静電潜像が形成
される像担持体と、像担持体上に形成される静電潜像を
現像化する現像剤を静電吸着力で保持する現像剤保持体
とを有する画像形成装置において、現像剤の現像特性を
検知する検知手段と、この検知手段の検知結果に対応し
て、現像剤保持体が保持している現像剤の所定量を除去
する手段とを設けたものである. (作 用) 上記構成に基づくこの発明の作用は、まず、像担持体の
表面に静電潜像が形成される.この静電潜像は、現像剤
保持体が保持している現像剤によって現像される.検知
手段は現像剤の現像特性を検知する.除去手段は検知結
果に対応して、現像剤保持体が保持している現像剤のう
ちの所定量を,現像剤保持体から除去させる. (実施例) 次に、この発明を第1図〜第5図に基づいて説明する. 第2図はこの発明を適用した画像形成装置の概略構成図
である.図において、lは像担持体としての感光ドラム
で,この感光ドラム1は矢印方向に回転する.感光ドラ
ムlの周囲には、一次帯電器2,現像器3,転写・分離
帯電器4,クリーナ5,除電ランプ6、及び感光ドラム
lの表面の非画像形成領域の電荷を消去するためのLE
Dランプアレイからなる、いわゆるブランク露光ランプ
(除去手段)15aが設けられている.前記現像器3内
には一或分磁性現像剤3aが収容されている.9は現像
剤保持体としての円筒状のスリーブ、10はスリーブ9
内に配置したマグネ・フト、15cはドクターブレード
である.なお、スリーブ9,ドクターブレード15cは
高圧電源(@述する現像バイアス手段15b)に接続さ
れ、AC ,AC+DC: (サイン波,矩形波)等の
交番(振動)電圧を印加できるように構成されている. 8aは感光ドラムlと対向する位置であって、転写e分
離帯電器4とクリーナ5との間に設けた検知手段8とし
てのトナーセンサで、このトナーセンサ8aは感光ドラ
ムlの表面に形成される現像特性(濃度)を検知するた
めのものである.このトナーセンサ8aは公知の反射型
フォトカプラ等を用いて満足することができる. なお、図面中12は転写紙Pを転写部Bに給送する給送
手段,13は搬送手段である.第1図は本発明の主要回
路構成を示すブロック図である.現像特性を検知する検
知手段8は制御部.演算部を内蔵したCPU14に接続
されている.また、除去手段15は駆動千段l6を介し
てCPU14に接続されている.なお、l7はCPU 
1 4に接続された外部メモリである.次に、上記実施
例の作用を、第3図のフローチャートにより説明する. まず、図示しないコピーボタンをON(ステーIブ■)
すると、図示しない原稿を照明した画像光Aが感光ドラ
ムlの表面に導かれて静電潜像が形成される.この静電
潜像は、現像バイアス千段15bから電圧の印加された
スリーブ9の表面に静電吸着した現像剤3aによって現
像されるとともに、感光ドラム1の回転で転写部Bに移
行する.すると、この現像は給送手段l2によってタイ
ミングをとって給送される転写紙P上に,転写●分離帯
電器4によって転写(ステップ■)された後、感光ドラ
ムlから転写紙Pが分離され、搬送千段13により定着
手段(図示せず)へと搬送されることとなる.そして、
感光ドラム1の表面に残留している現像剤3aは、クリ
ーナ5によりかき落され、以後は同様の画像形成動作を
繰り返す. 上記作動中、画像形或勤作が開始又は終了する感光ドラ
ム1の前回転又は後回転時には、画像光Aが消灯してい
る状態で#述のブランク露光ランプ15aを点灯させ、
非画像形成領域の不必要な電荷を消去する訳であるが、
この間に感光ドラムlの表面上、少なくとも前述のトナ
ーセンサ8aと対応した位置でブランク露光ランプ15
aを所定時間消灯することで非画像形成領域に所定の面
積の標準的な暗部電位を形成(ステップ■)し、これを
現像器3により現像(ステップ■)する.そして,この
現像の濃度をトナーセンサ8aで検知するとともに、標
準濃度として外部メモリl7に記憶してお〈. 以後,行なわれる画像形成動作においては、感光ドラム
1上の現像濃度をトナーセンサ8aで検知(ステップ■
)シ,これを外部メモリ17内の標準濃度と比較し、標
準濃度よりも低い場合(即ち、原稿の画像比率が少なく
,現像剤3aの消費量が少ない際)、ブランク露光ラン
プ15aを消灯制御することで感光ドラムlの非画像形
成領域に暗部電位領域を形成し,スリーブ9上の現像剤
3aを感光ドラムlに付着させることで除去するか、又
は上述の暗部電位領域の形成いかんにかかわらずスリー
ブ9に印加された現像バイアス手段15aからスリーブ
9へ帯電極性と同極性の直流電圧を強制印加させること
でスリーブ9上の現像剤3aを強制現像(ステップ■)
させて除去する訳である.また、検知濃度が標?#I濃
度より高い場合には,通常の現像動作を続行すればよい
.このようにすれば,画像比率の少ない原稿についても
、スリーブ9上に保持された現像剤3aは適量づつ消費
されることとなる.従って、現像剤3aが長時間滞溜し
てスリーブ9への静電吸着力が強くなることを防止でき
、感光ドラム1の表面lに形成される現像濃度は安定し
たものとなる.第4図は他の実施例を示している.これ
は、原稿の画像比率が低いもの(現像剤3aの消費が少
ない)は現像特性が悪くなるという傾向を踏えて、原稿
の画像比率を検知することによって,現像特性として代
用し,所定レベルより低い場合にスリーブ9上の現像剤
3aを前述と同様にして除去するものである.即ち、原
稿の画像光Aが感光ドラム1の表面に照射される開口2
0と現像器3の間であって、感光ドラム1の近傍に、感
光ドラム1上に形成される静電潜像電位を測定する検知
手段8としての電位センサー8bを設け、暗部電位と明
部電位を制御することで潜像電位を安定させるようにし
た,その他の構成については,上記実施例と同様である
. この実施例においては、予め電位センサー8bによって
測定した標準電位を外部メモリl7内に記憶しておく.
そして、前述と同様にしてコピーボタンON(ステップ
■)、及び複写動作が開始(ステップ■)され,電位セ
ンサ8bにより検知(ステップ■)した静電潜像の電位
が、外部メモリ17内の標準電位よりも低い場合には、
複写動作終了時又は複写動作開始時(ステップ0)の感
光ドラムlの回転時の非画像形成領域にスリーブ10上
の現像剤3aを、前述と同様にして現像バイアス手段1
5bを作動(ステップ■)させて強制的に感光ドラム1
表面へ移動させてもよいし、ドクターブレード15cを
当接作動させてスリーブ10上から現像剤3aを除去す
るようにしてもよい. また、ステップ■において電位センサ8bで検知した感
光ドラム1の表面の電位が、標準電位よりも高い場合に
は複写動作は終了(ステップ@)する. 又,検知した平均電位が,標準電位より低い場合の頻度
が所定頻度より多い場合には,翌朝装置が再び始動する
までの待機中にスリーブ10上の現像剤3aを非画像形
成領域へ強制付着するように構成してもよい.更に,一
成分現像剤3aを用いる現像器3には通常現像剤の残量
を検知する残量検知手段8Cが設けられており,該残量
検知手段8Cの信号に応じて図示されないホッパー容器
から現像剤3aを現像器3へ供給する手段を有するもの
がある.この場合には残量検知手段8の信号の頻度を検
知することにより,適宜低い場合には上述のようにスリ
ーブ10上のドクターブレード15cで除去することで
もよい.又原稿の反射光量を適宜の検知手段で検知し,
jX稿自動露光機能を有する複写装置に於いてはこの反
射光量を画像比率の代用として利用することも可能であ
る. 上記実施例において,除去手段15としてのブランク露
光ランプ15a,現像バイアス手段15b,ドクターブ
レード15cのそれぞれに対応する検知千段8としての
トナーセンサ8a,電位センサ8b,残量検知センサ8
cは、一括して設けてもよいし、対応する除去手段l5
と検知手段8とを独立して設けてもよい. (発明の効果) この発明は以上のように構成したものであるから,像担
持体上に形成される現像特性に基づいて、現像剤保持体
が保持している現像剤は適宜現像剤保持体から除去され
ることとなり、現像剤保持体への静電吸着力が極端に強
くなってしまうことがない.従って、常に像担持体上に
現像濃度の安定した画像を形成することができるという
優れた効果を奏する.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus using electrophotography, such as a copying machine or a laser beam printer. (Prior Art) As a conventional device of this type, one shown in FIG. 6, for example, is known. In this device, image light 102 guided by an optical system for scanning an M document (not shown) is applied to the surface of a photosensitive drum 101 as an image carrier, which is uniformly charged by a primary charger 100. irradiate to form an electrostatic latent image. On the other hand, the developer 103a is stored in the developing device 103. This developer 103a is electrostatically attracted to the surface of the sleeve l03b as a developer holding member to which a developing bias is applied, and is conveyed toward the photosensitive drum 101 by rotation in the direction of the arrow, and is transferred to the electrostatic potential of the photosensitive drum 101. Attach to tB8 minutes and develop. This development is transferred to the transfer section a by the rotation of the photosensitive drum 101 in the direction of the arrow, and is transferred to the transfer section a by the transfer charger 104 onto the transfer paper b which is conveyed at the same timing by the paper feeding means 106.
After being transferred, the image is transported to a fixing means (not shown) by a transport stage 107. Note that developer 1 remaining on the surface of the photosensitive drum lot
02 is scraped off and collected by the cleaner 105, and is also provided for reuse. (Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the conventional example described above, the development characteristics formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum l change depending on the image ratio of the original. That is, there is no problem in the case of an original with a high image ratio, but in the case of an original with a small image ratio, the consumption amount of the developer 103a is extremely small. This developer 103a is present in the sleeve 10.
The electrostatic adsorption force on 3b becomes extremely strong. As a result, it becomes difficult for the developer 103a to adhere to the electrostatic latent image portion formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum 101, resulting in a problem that the developed density decreases. This problem was particularly severe when using a high-resistance developer with a negative polarity charge, which is the inherent tripo property of the resin, that is, an insulating developer with a low proportion of magnetic material. This invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problem, and is an image forming method that prevents the developer from staying in the sleeve for a long time and increasing the electrostatic adsorption force due to changes in the development characteristics formed on the image carrier. The purpose is to provide a forming device. (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an image carrier on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, and a developer for developing the electrostatic latent image formed on the image carrier. In an image forming apparatus that includes a developer holder that holds the developer by electrostatic adsorption force, the developer holder has a detection means that detects the development characteristics of the developer, and a developer holder that holds the developer according to the detection result of the detection means. The device is equipped with a means for removing a predetermined amount of developer. (Function) The function of the present invention based on the above configuration is that first, an electrostatic latent image is formed on the surface of the image carrier. This electrostatic latent image is developed by the developer held by the developer holder. The detection means detects the development characteristics of the developer. The removing means removes a predetermined amount of the developer held by the developer holder from the developer holder in response to the detection result. (Example) Next, this invention will be explained based on FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an image forming apparatus to which the present invention is applied. In the figure, l denotes a photosensitive drum as an image carrier, and this photosensitive drum 1 rotates in the direction of the arrow. Around the photosensitive drum l, there are a primary charger 2, a developing device 3, a transfer/separation charger 4, a cleaner 5, a static elimination lamp 6, and an LE for erasing charges on the non-image forming area on the surface of the photosensitive drum l.
A so-called blank exposure lamp (removal means) 15a consisting of a D lamp array is provided. A portion of the magnetic developer 3a is accommodated in the developing device 3. 9 is a cylindrical sleeve as a developer holding body; 10 is a sleeve 9;
The magnetic foot placed inside, 15c, is a doctor blade. The sleeve 9 and the doctor blade 15c are connected to a high voltage power source (the developing bias means 15b described above), and are configured to be able to apply an alternating (oscillating) voltage such as AC, AC+DC (sine wave, rectangular wave), etc. There is. Reference numeral 8a denotes a toner sensor serving as a detection means 8 provided between the transfer e separation charger 4 and the cleaner 5 at a position facing the photosensitive drum l, and this toner sensor 8a is formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum l. This is to detect the development characteristics (density). This toner sensor 8a can be satisfied by using a well-known reflective photocoupler or the like. In the drawing, 12 is a feeding means for feeding the transfer paper P to the transfer section B, and 13 is a conveying means. Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the main circuit configuration of the present invention. The detection means 8 for detecting development characteristics is a control section. It is connected to the CPU 14 which has a built-in calculation section. Further, the removing means 15 is connected to the CPU 14 via a drive stage l6. Note that l7 is the CPU
This is an external memory connected to 14. Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained using the flowchart shown in FIG. First, turn on the copy button (not shown) (stay I button)
Then, image light A illuminating a document (not shown) is guided to the surface of the photosensitive drum 1 to form an electrostatic latent image. This electrostatic latent image is developed by the developer 3a electrostatically attracted to the surface of the sleeve 9 to which a voltage is applied from the developing bias stage 15b, and is transferred to the transfer section B by the rotation of the photosensitive drum 1. Then, this developed image is transferred onto the transfer paper P which is fed with timing by the feeding means l2 (step ■) by the transfer charger 4, and then the transfer paper P is separated from the photosensitive drum l. , and is transported to a fixing means (not shown) by a transport stage 13. and,
The developer 3a remaining on the surface of the photosensitive drum 1 is scraped off by the cleaner 5, and the same image forming operation is repeated thereafter. During the above-mentioned operation, when the photosensitive drum 1 is rotated forward or backward when the image formation or operation starts or ends, the blank exposure lamp 15a mentioned in # is turned on while the image light A is turned off;
This erases unnecessary charges in non-image forming areas,
During this time, a blank exposure lamp 15 is placed on the surface of the photosensitive drum l at least at a position corresponding to the aforementioned toner sensor 8a.
A is turned off for a predetermined period of time to form a standard dark potential of a predetermined area in the non-image forming area (step ■), and this is developed by the developing device 3 (step ■). Then, the density of this developed image is detected by the toner sensor 8a, and is stored in the external memory l7 as a standard density. Thereafter, in the image forming operation to be performed, the developer density on the photosensitive drum 1 is detected by the toner sensor 8a (step ①).
), compare this density with the standard density in the external memory 17, and if it is lower than the standard density (that is, when the image ratio of the original is small and the amount of developer 3a consumed is small), the blank exposure lamp 15a is turned off. By doing so, a dark potential area is formed in the non-image forming area of the photosensitive drum l, and the developer 3a on the sleeve 9 is removed by being attached to the photosensitive drum l, or regardless of whether the dark potential area is formed as described above. First, the developer 3a on the sleeve 9 is forcibly developed by forcibly applying a DC voltage of the same polarity as the charging polarity to the sleeve 9 from the developing bias means 15a applied to the sleeve 9 (step 2).
This means that it will be removed. Also, is the detected concentration a target? #If the density is higher than I, you can continue the normal development operation. In this way, even for originals with low image ratios, the developer 3a held on the sleeve 9 can be consumed in appropriate amounts. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the developer 3a from being retained for a long time and the electrostatic adsorption force to the sleeve 9 becomes strong, and the density of the developer formed on the surface l of the photosensitive drum 1 becomes stable. Figure 4 shows another embodiment. This is based on the tendency that the development characteristics become worse when the image ratio of the original is low (consumption of developer 3a is low), and by detecting the image ratio of the original, it is used as a substitute for the development characteristics, and when the image ratio is lower than the predetermined level. If the temperature is low, the developer 3a on the sleeve 9 is removed in the same manner as described above. That is, an opening 2 through which the image light A of the original is irradiated onto the surface of the photosensitive drum 1.
A potential sensor 8b serving as a detection means 8 for measuring the potential of the electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive drum 1 is provided between the developing device 3 and the photosensitive drum 1, and detects the potential of the dark area and the bright area. The rest of the configuration is the same as the above example, except that the latent image potential is stabilized by controlling the potential. In this embodiment, the standard potential measured by the potential sensor 8b is stored in the external memory 17 in advance.
Then, in the same manner as described above, the copy button is turned on (step ■) and the copying operation is started (step ■), and the potential of the electrostatic latent image detected by the potential sensor 8b (step ■) is set to the standard value in the external memory 17. If the potential is lower than
The developer 3a on the sleeve 10 is applied to the non-image forming area during the rotation of the photosensitive drum 1 at the end of the copying operation or at the start of the copying operation (step 0) in the same manner as described above.
5b (step ■) to forcibly remove the photosensitive drum 1.
The developer 3a may be moved to the surface, or the developer 3a may be removed from the sleeve 10 by contacting the doctor blade 15c. Further, if the potential on the surface of the photosensitive drum 1 detected by the potential sensor 8b in step (2) is higher than the standard potential, the copying operation ends (step @). If the detected average potential is lower than the standard potential more often than a predetermined frequency, the developer 3a on the sleeve 10 is forcibly attached to the non-image forming area while waiting until the device starts up again the next morning. It may be configured to do so. Further, the developing device 3 using the one-component developer 3a is normally provided with a remaining amount detecting means 8C for detecting the remaining amount of the developer, and in response to a signal from the remaining amount detecting means 8C, the developer is removed from a hopper container (not shown). Some devices have means for supplying the developer 3a to the developing device 3. In this case, by detecting the frequency of the signal from the remaining amount detecting means 8, if it is appropriately low, it may be removed using the doctor blade 15c on the sleeve 10 as described above. In addition, the amount of reflected light from the original is detected by an appropriate detection means,
In a copying machine equipped with an automatic exposure function, this amount of reflected light can be used as a substitute for the image ratio. In the above embodiment, the toner sensor 8a, the potential sensor 8b, and the remaining amount detection sensor 8 as the detection stage 8 correspond to the blank exposure lamp 15a as the removal means 15, the developing bias means 15b, and the doctor blade 15c, respectively.
c may be provided all at once, or the corresponding removal means l5
and the detection means 8 may be provided independently. (Effects of the Invention) Since the present invention is configured as described above, the developer held by the developer holder is appropriately adjusted based on the development characteristics formed on the image carrier. This prevents the electrostatic adhesion to the developer holder from becoming extremely strong. Therefore, it is possible to always form an image with stable development density on the image carrier, which is an excellent effect.

【図面の簡単な説明】 第1図〜第5図はこの発明の実施例を示し、第1図は主
要回路構成を示すブロック図、第2図,第4図は概略構
成を示す正面断面図、第3図,第5図は作用を示すフロ
ーチャート、第6図は従来例の概略構威を示す正面断面
図である.符号の説明 l・・・感光ドラム(像担持体) 3a・・・現像剤 8・・・トナーセンサ,電位センサ,残量検知手段(検
知手段) 9・・・スリーブ(現像剤保持体) l5・・・ブランク露光ランプ,現像バイアス手段,ド
クターブレード(除去手段) 第 l 図 第2図 第4図 第6図
[Brief Description of the Drawings] Figures 1 to 5 show embodiments of the present invention, with Figure 1 being a block diagram showing the main circuit configuration, and Figures 2 and 4 being front sectional views showing the schematic configuration. , FIGS. 3 and 5 are flowcharts showing the operation, and FIG. 6 is a front sectional view showing the schematic structure of the conventional example. Explanation of symbols l...Photosensitive drum (image carrier) 3a...Developer 8...Toner sensor, potential sensor, remaining amount detection means (detection means) 9...Sleeve (developer holder) l5 ...Blank exposure lamp, developing bias means, doctor blade (removal means) Figure l Figure 2 Figure 4 Figure 6

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 静電潜像が形成される像担持体と、像担持体上に形成さ
れる静電潜像を現像化する現像剤を静電吸着力で保持す
る現像剤保持体とを有する画像形成装置において、 現像剤の現像特性を検知する検知手段と、この検知手段
の検知結果に対応して、現像剤保持体が保持している現
像剤の所定量を除去する手段を設けたことを特徴とする
画像形成装置。
[Scope of Claims] An image carrier on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, and a developer holder that holds a developer for developing the electrostatic latent image formed on the image carrier by electrostatic adsorption force. In the image forming apparatus, there is provided a detection means for detecting the development characteristics of the developer, and a means for removing a predetermined amount of the developer held by the developer holder in response to the detection result of the detection means. An image forming apparatus characterized by:
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