Apparatus and method for supplying charge voltage to organic photoconductor drum

摘要

Provided is an apparatus and method for supplying a charge voltage to an organic photoconductor (OPC) drum. The apparatus includes a storage unit for storing first service life information of the OPC drum according to a first supplying method, and second service life information of the OPC drum according to a second supplying method, a sensor unit for measuring information about conditions surrounding the apparatus, a control unit for selecting one of the first and second supplying methods according to the measured information and determining a charge voltage corresponding to the service life information according to the selected method, and a voltage supplying unit using the selected method to supply the determined charge voltage to the OPC drum.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus for supplying a charge voltage to an image bearing member, the apparatus comprising:
a storage unit to store first service life information corresponding to usage information of the image bearing member according to a first supplying method, and second service life information corresponding to usage information of the image bearing member according to a second supplying method; a sensor unit to measure information about conditions surrounding the apparatus; a control unit to select one of the first and second supplying methods according to the measured information; and a voltage supplying unit to supply the charge voltage to the image bearing member using the selected method.