Unit for cleaning edge portion of recording material or image forming apparatus
US8417175B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00708
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toner image formed on an image bearing member is transferred onto a recording material so as to overflow from an edge portion of the recording material, thereby enabling the toner image to be formed so as to extend to the edge portion of the recording material. To suppress the deposition of the toner in the edge portion of the recording material, a cleaning member for cleaning the edge portion of the recording material obtained after the fixing is provided. In order to make a trailing edge of the recording material come into contact with the cleaning member, the recording material which has passed through a fixing apparatus is temporarily switched back, thereby allowing the trailing edge portion of the recording material to collide with the cleaning member.
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