Image forming apparatus capable of suppressing toner aggregation
US8295720B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0815
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a controller that starts a forced drive stop sequence for stopping image formation at least by stopping rotation of a developer carrier in a first direction when a number of printed sheets reach a threshold. The forced drive stop sequence rotates the developer carrier in a second direction for a prescribed time period when the image formation is stopped. The forced drive stop sequence stops the rotation of the developer carrier in the second direction and resumes the image formation after the prescribed time has elapsed.
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