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Color image forming apparatus and color image forming method thereof

US5869214A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 1997
Grant dateFeb 9, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00054
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A dielectric belt 24 is retracted from a photoreceptor 2 before printing, and electrophotographic processes including a process of forming an electrostatic latent image, a developing process and a cleaning process except for a transferring process are repeated. During the repetition of the electrophotographic processes, a surface electric potential in the background of the photoreceptor 2 is measured by the electric potential sensor 10. Alternatively, a quantity of toner adhering to the background of the photoreceptor 2 is measured by the toner sensor 37 and the toner electric charge sensor 36. When the measured values are lower than the reference values, it is judged that no fringe image is generated in the recording condition, and the printing operation is carried out.

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