Title:
画像形成装置、および画像形成装置の制御方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4089417
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum; an exposing unit to expose the photosensitive drum to form latent images to the respective colors of one print; a developing device to develop the latent images formed on the photosensitive drum; an intermediate transfer belt abutting against the photosensitive drum, to temporarily hold a toner image; a secondary transfer roller contacted/retracted with respect to the intermediate transfer belt to transfer the toner image to a document; an intermediate transfer member cleaner contacted/retracted to/from the intermediate transfer belt to remove residual toners left on the intermediate transfer belt, wherein the secondary transfer roller contacts the intermediate transfer belt before operations of the exposing unit are accomplished with all colors of toner images in one print, and is retracted from the intermediate transfer belt before a next print is commenced.
Inventors:
Masaya Okamoto
Application Number:
JP2002364387A
Publication Date:
May 28, 2008
Filing Date:
December 16, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd
International Classes:
G03G15/01; G03G15/16
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2002244357A | ||||
| JP2001083813A | ||||
| JP9297449A | ||||
| JP61176958A | ||||
| JP2000330358A | ||||
| JP2001134042A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Jiro Kobe
Takeshi Senda
Takeshi Senda