Image forming apparatus including processes executed after image formation and before cartridge removal
US9519263B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1889
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a cartridge detachably attachable to the image forming apparatus, the cartridge including an image bearing member and a cleaning member which abuts against the image bearing member to remove remaining developer on the image bearing member; an inputting portion into which information for detaching the cartridge from the image forming apparatus is inputted; and an execution portion capable of executing, after an operation of forming an image on a recording material is finished, a first operation of rotating the image bearing member in a direction reverse to a rotation direction of the image bearing member and a second operation of rotating the image bearing member in the rotation direction of the image bearing member when the information is inputted to the inputting portion.
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