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Image forming apparatus

US6026255A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Filing dateNov 21, 1997
Grant dateFeb 15, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G21/0005
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image forming apparatus including a blade for removing a developer left on a photoconductive drum. In addition, a low density pattern is formed on at least a part of the photoconductive drum based on a duration the photoconductive drum is driven.

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