Image forming apparatus with variable capacity cleaning means
US5983050A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1661
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrying member for carrying an image; a recording material carrying member for carrying a recording material; a transfer device for transferring the image from the image carrying member to the recording material carried by the recording material carrying member; and a cleaning device for cleaning the recording material carrying member, wherein, when images are formed successively on a plurality of recording materials, the cleaning capacity of this cleaning device is made larger as a distance between the rear end of a recording material and the forward end of the next recording material becomes larger.
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