Method of removing a film from an image carrier of an image forming apparatus
US5003354A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/0005
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of removing a film from a photoconductive element of a color copier or similar image forming apparatus. At a suitable time when an image forming mode operation for forming a toner image on the photoconductive element is not under way, an amount of cleaning agent great enough to scrape a film off the photoconductive element is transported to a region between the photoconductive element and a cleaning sleeve. Subsequently, the amount of cleaning agent to be transported to such a region is reduced. This sequence of steps is repeated a plurality of times.
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