IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, LUBRICANT APPLICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a latent image carrier whose rotational speed changes depending on a printing speed of an image onto a sheet;
an applicator that applies a lubricant to a surface of the latent image carrier; and
a hardware processor that causes a surface of the applicator to move such that a difference between a first moving speed and a second moving speed is within a certain range, the first moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the latent image carrier moves, the second moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the applicator moves.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a latent image carrier whose rotational speed changes depending on a printing speed of an image onto a sheet, an applicator that applies a lubricant to a surface of the latent image carrier, and a hardware processor that causes a surface of the applicator to move such that a difference between a first moving speed and a second moving speed is within a certain range, the first moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the latent image carrier moves, the second moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the applicator moves.
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a latent image carrier whose rotational speed changes depending on a printing speed of an image onto a sheet; an applicator that applies a lubricant to a surface of the latent image carrier; and a hardware processor that causes a surface of the applicator to move such that a difference between a first moving speed and a second moving speed is within a certain range, the first moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the latent image carrier moves, the second moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the applicator moves. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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3. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a latent image carrier whose rotational speed changes depending on a printing speed of an image onto a sheet; an applicator that applies a lubricant to a surface of the latent image carrier; and a hardware processor that causes a surface of the applicator to move such that a product of a difference between a first moving speed and a second moving speed and a ratio between the first moving speed and the second moving speed is within a certain range, the first moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the latent image carrier moves, the second moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the applicator moves. - View Dependent Claims (4, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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10. A lubricant application method comprising:
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applying a lubricant by an applicator to a surface of a latent image carrier whose rotational speed changes depending on a printing speed of an image onto a sheet; and causing a surface of the applicator to move such that a difference between a first moving speed and a second moving speed is within a certain range, the first moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the latent image carrier moves, the second moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the applicator moves.
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11. A lubricant application method comprising:
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applying a lubricant by an applicator to a surface of a latent image carrier whose rotational speed changes depending on a printing speed of an image onto a sheet; and causing a surface of the applicator to move such that a product of a difference between a first moving speed and a second moving speed and a ratio between the first moving speed and the second moving speed is within a certain range, the first moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the latent image carrier moves, the second moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the applicator moves.
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12. A non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable program for controlling an image forming apparatus including a latent image carrier whose rotational speed changes depending on a printing speed of an image onto a sheet,
the program causing the image forming apparatus to execute: -
processing of applying a lubricant to a surface of the latent image carrier by an applicator; and processing of causing a surface of the applicator to move such that a difference between a first moving speed and a second moving speed is within a certain range, the first moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the latent image carrier moves, the second moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the applicator moves.
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13. A non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable program for controlling an image forming apparatus including a latent image carrier whose rotational speed changes depending on a printing speed of an image onto a sheet,
the program causing the image forming apparatus to execute: -
processing of applying a lubricant to a surface of the latent image carrier by an applicator; and processing of causing a surface of the applicator to move such that a product of a difference between a first moving speed and a second moving speed and a ratio between the first moving speed and the second moving speed is within a certain range, the first moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the latent image carrier moves, the second moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the applicator moves.
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