Image forming apparatus and control method thereof

Details Image forming apparatus and control method thereof Image forming apparatus and control method thereof

2008-12-09

2011-12-20

Gray, David (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Diagnostics

Cleaning

C399S036000, C399S071000, C399S222000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08081889

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes: an image receptor; a developing member which develops a latent image on the image receptor with a toner; an anti-spattering member collecting free toner particles, a driver which drives the developing member and the anti-spattering member; and a controller which controls the driver not to drive the anti-spattering member during a printing operation, and to drive the anti-spattering member at other times when printing operation is not being performed.

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patent: 10-2007-0052132 (2007-05-01), None
English language abstract of KR 10-2007-0052132, published May 21, 2007.

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