Image forming apparatus
US5751405A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 12, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/0005
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; developing-cleaning member for cleaning the image bearing member by removing residual toner from the image bearing member simultaneously with formation of a toner image by developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the image bearing member with toner having a charging polarity opposite from a charge polarity of the electrostatic latent image; transfer member for transferring the toner image from the image bearing member to a transfer material; and charging member for charging the toner remaining on the image bearing member after image transfer by the transfer member and before development by the developing-cleaning member to a polarity which is the same as the charging polarity of the toner image, and for charging the image bearing member to a polarity which is opposite from the charging polarity of the toner image.
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