Image forming apparatus
US6807390B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/0035
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of photoreceptors and an intermediated transfer body through which toner images on the photoreceptors are transferred to a recording medium. The image forming apparatus also includes charging members provided in contact with or adjacent to the respective photoreceptors, and further includes at least one cleaning unit that contacts the charging member and removes foreign substance from the surface of the charging member.
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