Image forming apparatus
US9329518B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/08
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes image forming units, static eliminating sections, a mode switching section, and an exposure switching section. The static eliminating sections outputs first and second light. The mode switching section switches a state a between a first mode in which all of the image forming units are operated and a second mode in which only a first image forming unit is operated. In a second image forming unit located upstream next to the first image forming unit, the exposure switching section causes the image bearing member of the second image forming unit not to be irradiated with the first light and causes the image bearing member of the first image forming unit to be irradiated with the second light in the second mode.
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