Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

2007-02-28

2009-10-13

Gray, David M (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Image formation

Photoconductive member

Reexamination Certificate

active

07603061

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus to form an image on a recording medium, capable of reducing deterioration of image bearer, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, a driver to move the image bearer, a image forming device to form a visible image on the image bearer, a contacting member to form a nip by contacting with the image bearer, and a controller to control the driver for driving stop with a distance shifted on a surface of the image bearer from a start of driving. An amount of the shifted distance is greater than a width of the nip and is not a divisional number of a peripheral length of the image bearer.

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