Image forming apparatus and polishing method for image carrier

Details Image forming apparatus and polishing method for image carrier Image forming apparatus and polishing method for image carrier

2007-10-16

2007-10-16

Gray, David M. (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Image formation

Combined or plural functions by single component

C399S347000, C399S350000, C399S351000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11517489

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus comprises: an image carrier driven into rotation; a charger for electrically charging a surface of the image carrier; a latent image forming unit for forming an electrostatic latent image on the charged image carrier surface; a developing unit for forming a toner image by supplying a toner to an area of the electrostatic latent image formed on the image carrier surface; a transferring unit for transferring the toner image formed on the image carrier surface to a transfer medium; and a non-rotary type polishing member employing a foamed elastic material, the polishing member contacted against the surface of the image carrier at place downstream from the transferring unit in a moving direction of the image carrier and between the transferring unit and the charger, and reciprocally moved in a direction intersecting with the moving direction of the image carrier.

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English translation of JPO PN 2003-084518.

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