Image forming apparatus and control method for the same

Details Image forming apparatus and control method for the same Image forming apparatus and control method for the same

2007-06-05

2009-10-27

Gray, David M (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Diagnostics

Cleaning

C399S074000, C399S358000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07609986

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying member to carry a toner image, a drive device to drive the image carrying member, a cleaning member to slide in contact with the image carrying member so as to remove toner remaining on the image carrying member after transferring the toner image onto a sheet from the image carrying member, and a controller, so as to perform a reverse rotation to rotate and stop the image carrying member in a reverse direction of a forward direction at time of image formation and then perform a forward operation to rotate and stop the image carrying member in the forward direction, to control the drive device on the basis of a use amount of the image carrying member.

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patent: 2003/0170058 (2003-09-01), Yamatani
patent: 2004325621 (2004-11-01), None
patent: 2005-016624 (2005-01-01), None

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