An electrophotographic image-forming apparatus and a charging voltage control
method therefor. The electrophotographic image-forming apparatus has a charging
roller applying a predetermined voltage to a photosensitive medium, a developing
roller for developing with a developing agent an electrostatic latent image formed
on the photosensitive medium by a laser scanning unit, a transfer roller transferring
onto a sheet of recording paper the image developed by the developing agent, and
a high voltage power supply (HVPS) applying predefined voltages to the respective
rollers. The apparatus also includes a charging roller resistance detection unit
detecting a resistance value of the charging roller, a transfer roller resistance
detection unit detecting a resistance value of the transfer roller, and a control
unit determining the charging voltage to be applied to the charging roller based
on the charging roller resistance value detected by the charging roller resistance
detection unit and the transfer roller resistance value detected by the transfer
roller resistance detection unit. Accordingly, the present invention can adaptively
select a charging voltage to be applied to the charging roller depending upon the
changes of the transfer roller resistance value and the charging roller resistance value.