Image forming method and device
US6144394A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2217/0025
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an image forming device wherein printing is accomplished such that passing of charged toners fed from a developer roller 2 through a plurality of openings 14 is controlled by control electrodes 16 of an aperture electrode 12 in accordance with image signals, toners held on the developer roller 2 are caused to reach the vicinity of the openings 14, by inputting a predetermined signal to the control electrodes 16 of the aperture electrode 12, at least once during the period when no image forming action in accordance with the prescribed image signals is performed.
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