Image forming apparatus having an endless conveying and transferring belt with an interrupt control
US5719684A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1661
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus having an endless transferring and conveying device for conveying a recording medium and electrostatically transferring a toner image from an image carrier to the medium, the mechanical operation of an image forming section is interrupted throughout the duration of preselected image processing executed by image processing means. As a result, the amount of toner to reach a cleaning section assigned to the endless transferring and conveying means is reduced. This frees the recording medium from contamination ascribable to defective cleaning and thereby insures attractive images.
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