Image forming and toner cleaning apparatus and method

Details Image forming and toner cleaning apparatus and method Image forming and toner cleaning apparatus and method

2011-03-29

2011-03-29

Beatty, Robert (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Internal machine environment

Particle or contaminant control

Reexamination Certificate

active

07917053

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus performs an image forming operation and an untransferred toner particles transfer operation. In particular, the image forming apparatus has an image bearing member, the image bearing member having an endless image bearing surface and supported for rotation, a charging member made of a brush provided in contact with the image bearing surface to define a charging region, and a controller. The controller controls the image forming operation in which the toner image is provided to a recording medium and the transfer operation the transfer operation in which the rotation of the image bearing member is halted and then toner particles accumulated in the brush are transferred onto the image bearing surface at the charging region.

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Official Action issued Jan. 19, 2010 by the Japanese Patent Office in corresponding Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-323654 and English language translation.

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