Image forming apparatus with cleaning operation for special sheets
US6985679B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1661
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including an image forming unit for forming an image on a recording sheet including a special sheet, and a controller for allowing the image forming unit to carry out an image forming sequence which forms an image on the recording sheet, wherein the controller allows the image forming unit to control a cleaning operation of the image forming unit in response to image formation on the special sheet by the image forming unit.
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