Title:
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/108096
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus which prevents cleaning failures which may occur when residual toner on an intermediate transfer member is recovered during carriage return after a sudden stop during high-quality print image formation in a low temperature environment. Control is performed to alter recovery conditions in accordance with environment detection results obtained during a carriage return operation. The recovery conditions are altered in such a way that, when toner on the intermediate transfer member is moved to an image carrier and recovered to a cleaning means in a carriage return operation, the toner on a belt is recovered to the cleaning means while being temporarily carried on a secondary transfer roller.
Inventors:
KAWASAKI SHUHEI (JP)
ADACHI MOTOKI (JP)
AKIZUKI TOMOO (JP)
ADACHI MOTOKI (JP)
AKIZUKI TOMOO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2010/053502
Publication Date:
September 09, 2011
Filing Date:
March 04, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CANON KK (JP)
KAWASAKI SHUHEI (JP)
ADACHI MOTOKI (JP)
AKIZUKI TOMOO (JP)
KAWASAKI SHUHEI (JP)
ADACHI MOTOKI (JP)
AKIZUKI TOMOO (JP)
International Classes:
G03G15/16; G03G21/10
Foreign References:
| JP2008089737A | 2008-04-17 | |||
| JP2005242178A | 2005-09-08 | |||
| JP2005227308A | 2005-08-25 | |||
| JP2005308931A | 2005-11-04 | |||
| JP2005242009A | 2005-09-08 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ABE Takuma et al. (JP)
Takuma Abe (JP)
Takuma Abe (JP)
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