Electrophotography – Control of electrophotography process – Control of cleaning
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-24
2011-10-18
Gray, David (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Control of electrophotography process
Control of cleaning
Reexamination Certificate
active
08041246
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes: an image holding body that is rotatable, and holds a first toner image and a second toner image; an image forming unit that forms the first toner image and the second toner image on the image holding body; a transfer unit that transfers the first toner image onto a transfer medium; a cleaning unit that has a cleaning member for freely coming into contact with and separating from the image holding body, and that brings the cleaning member into contact with the image holding body so as to clean a residual toner remaining on a surface of the image holding body; and a cleaning control unit that controls forming the second toner image for cleaning the cleaning member, opposing between the cleaning member and the second toner image, and cleaning of the second toner image by the cleaning member that is in a contact state with the image holding body.
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Koide Hiroyuki
Sato Koichi
Yoshino Naoto
Fuji 'Xerox Co., Ltd.
Gray David
Lactaoen Billy J
Sughrue & Mion, PLLC
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