Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

2008-09-09

2008-09-09

Tran, Hoan H (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Image formation

Transfer

C399S167000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11494564

ABSTRACT:
The image forming apparatus having: a rotatable first image bearing member of bearing images; a rotatable second image bearing member of bearing images; and a transferring device for transferring images respectively born by the first image bearing member and the second image bearing member onto a recording material; wherein a first mode with the first image bearing member and the second image bearing member coming in contact with the transferring device so that images are formed respectively onto the first image bearing member and the second image bearing member and a second mode with the first image bearing member and the transferring device being set apart and the second image bearing member coming in contact with the transferring device so that an image is formed onto the second image bearing member are executable; and wherein, at the second mode, the first image bearing member starts rotation from a rotation stopped state and thereafter rotation stops. Thereby an image bearing member can be restrained from contacting recording material or transferring device to get deteriorated.

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