Image forming apparatus and image forming method with paper cleaning device
US6941091B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/017
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The image forming apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises an image forming substrate for forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface of the image forming substrate; a developing device supplying liquid developer to the electrostatic latent image to form a developed image on the image forming substrate; an intermediate transfer medium having a primary transferring position to which the developed image on the image forming substrate is transferred primarily by contacting the image forming substrate and a secondary transferring position transferring secondarily the developed image to a paper by contacting the paper; an intermediate transfer medium cleaning device adhering and removing material stuck to a surface of the intermediate transfer medium, which contacts in a place after passing through the secondary transferring position and before passing through primary transferring position; and a paper cleaning device positioned in a conveying path of a conveying device to transport the paper to the secondary transferring position, and adhering and removing material stuck to a contact surface of the paper to the intermediate transfer medium by contacting the c…
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